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Tetradrachm
| Issuer | Katane |
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| Year | 461 BC - 450 BC |
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| Currency | Litra |
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| Obverse description | A nude male charioteer rides a galloping mule biga to the right, leaning forward with arms outstretched to control the reins, rendered in vigorous relief characteristic of early Sicilian die-cutting. The muscular forms of the mules are depicted with naturalistic energy, their legs extended in full gallop over a ground line. The scene occupies the full field of the flan, with no exergual inscription, reflecting the archaic artistic tradition of the Katanean mint in the early Classical period. |
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| Edge | Plain (irregular) |
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| Mintage | ND (461 BC - 450 BC) |
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