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Stater - Pyrrhus of Epirus
| Issuer | Syracuse (Sicily) |
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| Year | 278 BC - 276 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena in right profile, her hair loosely flowing with a single tie at the neckline and upswept at the temple, adorned with a triple-pendant earring and necklace. She wears a crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on the head, the bowl decorated with a griffin leaping right. An owl with spread wings stands facing in the left field behind her head, with the letter A below the neck truncation. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Nike advancing left in three-quarter stance, clad in a long chiton, cradling a trophy in her left arm and holding an oak wreath in her extended right hand. A thunderbolt lies on the ground to the left at her feet. The reverse legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΥΡΡΟΥ, identifying the issuing king Pyrrhus, is disposed in the field. |
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