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Hexas
| Issuer | Kentoripai |
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| Year | 211 BC - 200 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | A plow facing right occupies the central field, upon which a dove is perched, also facing right. Two globules are arranged vertically before the plow, denoting the denomination as a hexas (one-sixth of a litra). The legend is divided across the upper and lower fields flanking the type. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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Kentoripai — modern Centuripe in Sicily — was among the communities granted favorable status by Rome following the Second Punic War, a reward for loyalty during Hannibal's devastating campaign through the island. Local bronze coinage of this period reflects that transitional moment, when Sicilian civic mints were winding down autonomous production under increasing Roman administrative pressure. The hexas, worth two onkiai in the Sicilian bronze system, was among the smallest functional denominations still being struck.