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Uncia
| Issuer | Petelia |
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| Year | 214 BC - 200 BC |
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| Weight | 1.24 g |
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| Reverse description | Nike standing to left in full figure, holding a wreath in her extended right hand and a palm branch in her left; the civic ethnic ΠETH-ΛINΩN is distributed to the right and left of the figure, with two monograms visible in the left field. The composition reflects standard Hellenistic iconography celebrating victory associated with the Bruttian city of Petelia. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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Petelia was a Bruttian town of Oscan origin that famously held out against Hannibal longer than virtually any other Italian community during his invasion — reportedly resisting for months before finally surrendering, stripped of its walls and reduced in status. Rome later honored Petelia's loyalty, and the town's bronze coinage, including this uncia, belongs to the period bracketing that siege and its aftermath. Issues attributed to Petelia are rare across all denominations, and the uncia is among the scarcest of the series.