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Onkia
| Issuer | Nakone |
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| Year | 420 BC - 400 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Facing right, the draped bust of a local nymph rendered in archaic Sicilian style, her hair bound in a fillet; she wears a single-pendant earring and a necklace, with fine engraving accentuating the facial features typical of late fifth-century BC Siceliote coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A goat stands in profile to the right in the field; positioned before the animal is an ivy leaf, while above appear an acorn and a single pellet serving as the value mark for one onkia, all rendered in the compact, naturalistic style characteristic of small Sicilian bronze coinage of the period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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