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Drachm
| Issuer | Brettii |
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| Year | 216 BC - 214 BC |
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| Value | Drachm (1) |
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| Obverse description | Veiled head of Hera facing right, wearing a tall polos crown and with a sceptre carried over the shoulder; a control symbol — cantharus, grasshopper, fly, or trident — appears in the left field. Below the chin, a small Greek letter Gamma (Γ) is sometimes present as an additional control mark. The portrait is rendered in the Hellenistic style typical of South Italian coinage of the late 3rd century BC, with fine linear drapery at the neck and a carefully articulated veil. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus standing left, his right foot raised and resting upon an Ionic capital, while his left hand holds a tall sceptre; in the left field, an eagle perches on a thunderbolt facing left, or alternatively an eagle carrying a wreath in flight, or an eagle standing on a caduceus — the specific combination varying by emission. A small Gamma (Γ) control mark appears below the figure on some specimens. The ethnic legend BPETTIΩN is disposed around the design, identifying the issuing authority of the Bruttii confederation. The composition follows established conventions of Greek colonial coinage in Magna Graecia. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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