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Hexas
| Issuer | Eryx (Sicily) |
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| Year | 410 BC - 400 BC |
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| Weight | 2.76 g |
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| Obverse description | Female head in right profile, rendered in fine archaic-to-early classical style, with hair drawn back in close-fitting waves and bound at the nape. The facial features are delicately modeled, with a well-defined nose and lips. To the right of the head, a partial Greek inscription is visible in the field, reading ΗΙΑΚ (partial ethnic of ΕRUKINON or related form). The portrait is positioned centrally on the flan within a broad, slightly irregular field. |
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| Reverse description | A hound stands in right profile, rendered in a lively naturalistic style characteristic of Sicilian bronze coinage of the early fourth century BC. The animal is depicted with slender legs, an upright head and alert posture, with a long curved tail drooping toward the ground line. Two pellets (dots) appear in the field — one to the upper left and one to the lower right of the hound — serving as value marks denoting the hexas (one-sixth of a litra, equal to two onkiai). The reverse field is otherwise plain. |
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| Mintage | ND (410 BC - 400 BC) |
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