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Hemilitron - Hieron II
| Issuer | Syracuse |
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| Year | 275 BC - 265 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Facing left, the draped bust of Persephone is depicted in fine Greek style, her hair wreathed with grain ears and bound with a decorated fillet, with a poppy head visible behind the head. She wears a pendant earring and a necklace, rendered with careful detail characteristic of Syracusan bronze coinage of the early Hieronian period. The legend ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ appears in the field, identifying the civic authority of Syracuse. The portrait combines both religious iconography and the artistic refinement associated with the court of Hieron II. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ (Translation: Syracuse) |
| Reverse description | A charging bull, rendered in vigorous profile, lunges to the left above a clearly defined ground line, conveying power and motion in the Sicilian civic tradition. A club appears above the bull's back, oriented to the left, accompanied by the letter Δ beneath it in the upper field. The control mark ΙΕ appears in the exergue beneath the ground line, serving as a denominational or workshop identifier. The composition is bold and dynamic, consistent with the reverse typology used on Syracusan bronze litrai and fractional denominations under Hieron II. |
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