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17: Southern Italy, Terina, Stater

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.