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Æ Sextans Paestum
| Issuer | Poseidonia |
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| Year | 218 BC - 201 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Demeter facing right, her hair bound and adorned with a wreath of grain ears, rendered in the Hellenistic provincial style characteristic of Paestum during the Second Punic War period. The portrait is set within an unadorned field on a compact flan. The goddess is depicted with naturalistic facial features, consistent with the iconographic tradition associating Demeter with the fertile agricultural region of Lucania. No legend appears on the obverse. |
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| Reverse description | Forepart of a boar charging to the right, depicted with bristled back and sturdy musculature in a vigorous, naturalistic rendering typical of South Italian bronze coinage. Two pellets (value marks denoting the sextans denomination) appear below the boar's chest in the lower field. The abbreviated civic legend ΠAIC is placed to the right or around the type, identifying the issuing city of Paestum (ancient Poseidonia). The composition is bold and compact, suited to the small module of this fractional bronze issue. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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