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Sextans
| Issuer | Copia |
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| Year | 193 BC - 150 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Mercury facing right, wearing the winged petasos hat characteristic of the deity. Two pellets serving as the mark of value for the sextans denomination are positioned in the left field behind the head. The portrait is rendered in the archaic Italic style typical of Roman colonial bronze coinage of the period, with broad, somewhat schematic facial features. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A cornucopiae, abundantly filled and depicted upright, occupies the central field, flanked by a caduceus to the left — both emblems alluding to the colony's name Copia, meaning abundance. Two pellets serving as the mark of value for the sextans are placed in the left field. The legend COPIA is inscribed in Latin characters, identifying the issuing colonial authority. The reverse devices are rendered in the plain, functional style characteristic of Roman colonial bronzes of the early second century BC. |
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