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Hemidrachm
| Issuer | Katane (Sicily) |
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| Year | 410 BC - 405 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Facing head of Silenus depicted full-face, rendered in bold high relief with characteristic Archaic-to-Early Classical vigor. The visage displays a broad, flat nose, deeply set eyes, and a thick curling beard with mustache rendered in fine incised lines. The hair is swept back in loose curling locks framing the face on either side, with a hint of a grape cluster or ivy leaves visible to the left, alluding to his Dionysiac nature. A dotted border encircles the design, and traces of a partial Greek legend are discernible along the upper periphery of the flan. |
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| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Catana, Sicily, modern-day Catania, Italy |
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