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Southern Italy, Rhegion, Litra

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Southern Italy, Rhegion, Litra (obverse) Southern Italy, Rhegion, Litra (reverse)

Since 460 BC, the typical motif on the obverse of the coins from Rhegion was a lion's mask. The image on the reverse varied, by contrast. On this small litra, it is an olive branch bearing two fruits and the Greek letters PH for Rhegion.

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