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Another coin of the late classical period, about 425 BC, from
Terina, in southern Italy. The Greek letter Phi behind the neck
of the beautiful head of the nymph Terina stands for Phrygillos,
a Sicilian artist. The coin die was certainly made by him since
he signed dies from other cities of Greece and South Italy with
Phi. Phis on coins from Sinope and other cities must be attributed
to other die engravers, most certainly not to Phrygillos; since
he never travelled to the Black Sea region or elsewhere, as Charles
Seltman once pointed out.
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