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Pentonkion
| Issuer | Rhegion (Bruttium) |
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| Year | 215 BC - 150 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Jugate draped busts of the Dioskouroi facing right, depicted in characteristic Hellenistic style with laureate or pilei-style headgear; two six-pointed stars appear above the busts in the upper field, serving as the divine attributes of the twin deities. The busts are rendered within a dotted border, displaying fine engraving typical of late Bruttian coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Hermes depicted standing left in three-quarter pose, holding a caduceus in his right hand and drapery in his left; the mark of value Π (Pentonkion) appears to the left of the figure in the field. The ethnic legend ΡHΓINΩN is inscribed, identifying the issuing city of Rhegion, while the composition reflects standard Hellenistic iconographic conventions for the depiction of Hermes as patron of commerce. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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