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Pentonkion
| Issuer | Rhegion |
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| Year | 425 BC - 415 BC |
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| Value | Pentonkion (1⁄12) |
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| Obverse description | Facing head of a lion, depicted full-face with prominent open jaws revealing teeth, rendered in a bold and archaic style characteristic of Rhegine bronzes of the late 5th century BC. The mane is suggested by incised radiating lines framing the face, and the overall composition fills the flan in a commanding, frontal presentation. The field is otherwise plain. |
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| Reverse description | Within a circular olive wreath comprising two leaves and three olives, the retrograde or standard Greek monogram ΡΗ (Rho-Eta), serving as an abbreviated ethnic for ΡΗΓΙΝΩΝ (Rheginon), is prominently displayed in the central field. The wreath forms a delicate encircling border around the legend, typical of the civic bronze coinage of Rhegion during this period. |
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| Edge | Rough |
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