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Half Unit
| Issuer | Brettii |
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| Year | 211 BC - 208 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted bust of Ares facing right, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet; the effigy is rendered in archaic Italic style with bold, if somewhat crude, modeling. A dotted border encircles the field. The portrait occupies the left portion of the flan, with the neck truncation visible at the lower right. The coin shows typical surface patination consistent with ancient bronze coinage of Bruttium. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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The Brettii — a Samnite-related people of Bruttium in the toe of Italy — struck their own bronze coinage during their alliance with Hannibal following his victories at Trebia, Trasimene, and Cannae. This issue falls within the final years of that alliance, as Roman forces under Fabius Maximus steadily retook southern Italy. By 208 BC the Brettian coining authority was collapsing along with Carthaginian strategic position in the peninsula, making the window for this series exceptionally narrow.