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Stater - Pyrrhos of Epeiros
| Issuer | Syracuse |
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| Year | 278 BC - 276 BC |
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| Currency | Litra |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing right, her hair rendered in flowing loose strands secured by a single tie at the neckline and swept upward at the temple. She wears a triple-pendant earring and a necklace, with a crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on her head, the bowl adorned with a griffin leaping to the right. An owl, wings spread and facing forward, stands in the right field behind the head, with the letter alpha (Α) below the truncation. |
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| Reverse description | Nike in flight, moving to the left and depicted in a long flowing chiton, cradling a military trophy in her left arm and extending an oak wreath in her right hand. The legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΥΡΡΟΥ, identifying the issuing authority as King Pyrrhos, is inscribed in the field, affirming the royal character of this emission struck during Pyrrhos's Sicilian campaign. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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