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Hemilitron
| Issuer | Piakos |
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| Year | 420 BC - 400 BC |
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| Currency | Litra |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Apollo facing left, rendered in fine archaic-to-early classical style with flowing locks of hair swept behind the neck. A wreath of laurel encircles the head, depicted with characteristic naturalistic detail. The ethnic legend ΠΙΑΚΙΝ is inscribed in Greek characters around the left field, identifying the issuing community of Piakos. A small pellet appears in the right field, likely serving as a denomination or control mark. The portrait exhibits the refined artistic quality typical of Sicilian bronze coinage of the late fifth century BC. |
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| Reverse description | A lion attacking a bull or stag, depicted in a dynamic predatory scene typical of Sicilian and Siculo-Punic bronze coinage of this period. The lion, shown in profile leaping from the left, seizes its prey with claws and jaws in a vigorous, well-modelled composition. The victim is rendered collapsing beneath the weight of the predator, its legs buckling. A leafy branch or palm frond appears in the lower right field as a subsidiary decorative element. The scene is executed in bold, confident relief consistent with the artistic conventions of late fifth-century BC Sicilian bronzes. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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