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Æ Hemidrachm
| Issuer | Brettii |
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| Year | 208 BC - 203 BC |
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| Value | Hemidrachm (1/2) |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
| Reverse lettering | BΡETTIΩN |
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The Brettii — a confederation of Oscan-speaking peoples in Bruttium, the toe of the Italian peninsula — struck this issue during one of the most precarious episodes in their history. Having allied with Hannibal after his catastrophic defeat of Roman forces at Cannae in 216 BC, they were by 208 BC watching that alliance slowly collapse as Carthaginian momentum stalled. Their coinage from this window is a product of a people minting under genuine military pressure, with Roman reconquest accelerating year by year. By 203 BC the Brettii were effectively finished as an independent force, and their bronze issues ceased accordingly.