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Æ - Pyrrhus of Epirus
| Issuer | Syracuse |
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| Year | 278 BC - 275 BC |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Demeter seated left upon a throne, her figure draped in flowing robes; she extends her right hand forward holding a single ear of barley, while her left hand rests upon a long sceptre. The royal legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΥΡΡΟΥ is inscribed in the field, identifying the issue with Pyrrhus of Epirus during his Sicilian campaign. The composition is bold and hieratic in character, consistent with the theocratic imagery favoured on Syracusan bronze coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΥΡΡΟΥ |
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