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Hemidrachm
| Issuer | Alontion |
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| Year | 357 BC - 354 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios facing right, rendered in archaic Sicilian style with broad facial features and flowing hair. The legend ΙΕΥΣ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΟΣ appears partially around the head in Greek characters. The flan is irregular, typical of Sicilian bronze coinage of the mid-4th century BC, with the portrait occupying the majority of the obverse field. |
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| Reverse description | A winged thunderbolt depicted vertically at centre, with a barley grain to the right, symbolising both divine authority and the agricultural prosperity of the region. The ethnic legend ΑΛΟΝΤΙΝΩΝ is inscribed in Greek around the design, identifying the issuing community of Alontion. The reverse composition is typical of Sicilian civic bronzes of the 4th century BC, combining divine and agrarian imagery in a compact, well-organised field. |
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| Mint | Alontion (Sicily) |
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