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Pentonkion
| Issuer | Rhegion |
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| Year | 215 BC - 150 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Janiform female head depicted facing both left and right, each bust crowned with a polos headdress. The double-headed effigy is rendered in the Hellenistic tradition characteristic of Magna Graecia coinage, with the two profiles sharing a common neck. The broad, irregular flan displays typical hammered fabric of the period, with natural patination across the field. |
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| Reverse description | Asklepios, the god of medicine, seated left upon a throne or throne-like seat, holding a long scepter or staff in his right hand. The Greek ethnic legend PHGINON (Ρηγίνων), identifying the issuing city of Rhegion (Rhegium), runs vertically along the right field. The letter Π appears to the left of the figure, serving as a denominational or control mark. The reverse displays the typical bold, slightly crude engraving style associated with the bronze coinage of Rhegion in the late Hellenistic period. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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