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Hexonkion
| Issuer | Kefra |
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| Year | 415 BC - 406 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Bearded head of Herakles facing right, wearing the Nemean lion skin headdress, the scalp rendered with detailed incised lines across the crown; the hero's facial features are boldly modelled in the archaic Sicilian style, with the lion's muzzle visible atop the head. The field is plain, without inscription or border. |
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| Reverse description | A crawfish (astacus) depicted in profile facing right, rendered schematically with segmented body and prominent claws; six pellets are distributed around the creature in two groups of three, three above and three below, serving as value marks indicating the hexonkion denomination. The design occupies the full field with no legend or border. |
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| Mint | Kefra (Sicily) |
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