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Hemilitron - Pyrrhus of Epirus
| Issuer | Syracuse |
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| Year | 278 BC - 276 BC |
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| Currency | Litra |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Athena facing left, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on the head, with long curling locks of hair falling behind the neck. The modelling of the face is rendered in a fine Syracusan style, with a prominent cheekpiece visible. A dotted border frames the design along the coin's inner edge. |
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| Reverse description | A single upright grain ear occupies the central field, flanked on either side by the Greek royal inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ to the left and ΠΥΡΡΟΥ to the right, the full legend reading 'of King Pyrrhus.' The entire device is enclosed within a wreath composed of oak branches with acorns, tied at the base, rendered in bold relief characteristic of Sicilian bronze coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΥΡΡΟΥ |
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