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Litra

Issuer Alaisa Archonidea
Year 344 BC - 338 BC
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse script Greek
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Alaisa Archonidea — modern Halaesa, on Sicily's north coast — was among the cities that found itself navigating the destructive power struggle between Carthage and Syracuse in the mid-fourth century. The city minted independently, a privilege that reflected its status as a free Greek foundation rather than a subject town. Bronze litrai of this type are scarce; Halaesa never achieved the output of the major Sicilian mints, and the surviving population of this issue is thin enough that die studies remain incomplete.

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