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| Issuer | Capua |
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| Year | 216 BC - 211 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Minerva facing right, rendered in the Italic style typical of Campanian bronze coinage of the Second Punic War period. The goddess wears a crested Attic helmet with a prominent bowl and forward-projecting visor. The facial features, though worn, display the characteristic modeling of local Capuan die-cutters. No legend appears on the obverse field. |
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| Reverse description | An elephant strides to the right, depicted in a compact, sturdy style characteristic of Campanian emergency coinage struck during the Hannibalic occupation. The animal is rendered with a discernible trunk, tusks, and a domed head. In the exergue below the ground line, the Oscan inscription 'kapu' — an abbreviated form of Capua — appears in Old Italic characters, identifying the issuing city. The reverse type alludes to the war elephants of Hannibal's army, underscoring the political context of Capua's alliance with Carthage. |
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| Reverse lettering | (Translation: kapu) |
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