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Æ Nummus
| Issuer | Venusia |
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| Year | 210 BC - 200 BC |
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| Currency | Nummus (circa 218-201 BC) |
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| Obverse description | Jugate laureate heads of the Dioscuri facing right, both wearing laureate crowns with star ornaments, rendered in bold relief with flowing hair; the double portrait is enclosed within a beaded border. The composition follows the Italiote tradition of conjoined divine busts, with the overlapping profiles displaying careful attention to facial detail and drapery at the neck. The letter VE appears in the field, serving as the mint or civic abbreviation for Venusia. |
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| Reverse description | A helmeted deity, identified as Roma or a warrior goddess, stands facing left in military dress, wearing a crested helmet and short military skirt; she holds a long sceptre or hasta in her right hand and rests her left hand on the hindquarters of a horse or bull standing before her. The figure is rendered in a bold, somewhat provincial Italic style with strong relief. The civic abbreviation NI appears in the right field, bisected by a dot, serving as a secondary legend. The entire design is contained within a beaded border. |
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| Mintage | ND (210 BC - 200 BC) |
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