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Litra
| Issuer | Naxos (Sicily) |
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| Year | 461 BC - 430 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Naxos was the oldest Greek colony in Sicily, founded by Chalcidian settlers around 734 BC, and its coins reflect a city that positioned itself as culturally and religiously distinct from its neighbors. The litra was a native Sicilian weight standard — not Greek mainland — adopted by the colonial mints to facilitate trade with indigenous Sikel populations who had no use for Aeginetan or Euboic denominations.
The dating of this piece falls after 461 BC, when Naxos was refounded following its destruction by Hieron I of Syracuse in 476 BC, who forcibly relocated its population to Leontinoi.