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6 Litrai - 5th Democracy
| Issuer | Syracuse |
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| Year | 214 BC - 212 BC |
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| Reference(s) | SNG ANS 1050; HGC 2, 1440 |
| Obverse description | Bearded head of Zeus facing left, rendered with exceptional artistic quality; the god is depicted with flowing, elaborately curled hair and a full beard with richly modeled locks. He wears a laureate wreath with trailing ribbons. The portrait fills the field with commanding presence, surrounded by a fine beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | A biga (two-horse chariot) driven at full gallop to the left, with a helmeted charioteer holding the reins and a long spear or torch. The chariot wheel is rendered with a six-spoke design in the lower left field. A control mark 'ΜΙ' appears to the right of the horses, while the ethnic legend ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ is inscribed along the lower exergual line in bold Greek characters. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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