Summary

A silver 1/3 stater coin from the town of Terina, Italy circa 475 BC
Mint: Terina

Reference: BMC. Italy p. 393 cf. No. 49
Die axis: 07

Obverse Description

Head of nymph wearing earring facing right

Reverse Description

Nike seated facing left holding bird, below bird in field a Greek letter delta

Edge Description

Plain

Significance

Terina was founded late in the 6th Century B.C., as colony of the city of Kroto. It was razed by Hannibal in 203 BC.

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