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Silver coin of Philistis
-0269/-0216
British Museum
London, United Kingdom
This coin shows Hieron II’s wife Philistis. It is the earliest portrait of a named Sicilian woman on a coin.
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Details
- Title: Silver coin of Philistis
- Date Created: -0269/-0216
- Location Created: Syracuse, Sicily
- Material: silver
- Copyright: The Trustees of the British Museum
- British Museum website: 1866,1201.689
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