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Hemiobol - Opsiis
| Issuer | Phistelia |
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| Year | 325 BC - 275 BC |
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| Diameter | 8 mm |
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| Obverse script | Old Italics |
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| Reverse description | A large letter H dominates the centre of the field, boldly rendered and serving as the principal device. The retrograde Oscan legend 'Fistlvis', inscribed in Old Italic characters, is disposed around the central letter H, referencing the issuing community of Phistelia. The execution is characteristic of the crude but distinctive hammered coinage of this small Campanian mint. |
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Phistelia was a small Oscan settlement in Campania whose coinage output was limited and short-lived, ending well before Roman consolidation of the region eliminated local monetary autonomy. The hemiobol denomination places this firmly in the fractional silver tradition common to Campanian communities trading alongside Greek colonial neighbors — Cumae and Neapolis in particular shaped the broader monetary conventions these inland towns adopted.
Campana 12 is among the scarcer die pairings recorded for this type. At 0.32g, surviving specimens frequently show adjustment marks from the original flan preparation.