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| Issuer | Capua |
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| Year | 216 BC - 214 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Zeus facing right, rendered in a robust Campanian style, with a thick curling beard and flowing hair. A prominent olive or laurel branch appears behind the head in the left field, a characteristic iconographic element of this Capuan series. The portrait displays strong, slightly archaic modeling typical of south Italian bronze coinage of the Second Punic War period. No legend appears on the obverse. The border is plain and the flan is irregular. |
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| Reverse description | Nike standing left, extending a wreath in her right hand to crown a nude male figure standing to the right, identified as a warrior or athlete. Nike is depicted with large spread wings and long draped garments, rendered in a Hellenistic Campanian style. A star or astral symbol appears in the right field. Below the two figures, the Oscan inscription in Old Italic characters reads KAPU, denoting the mint city of Capua. The scene is framed by a dotted border. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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