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Coin of the Brettii, Bruttium

Coin of the Brettii, Bruttium

Calabrian tribe

The Brettii

South Italian

Obv.: Helmeted head of Ares l.; below, thunderbolt. Rev.: Athena (or Hera Hoplosmia) moving r., head facing, with spear over shoulder and holding shield with both hands; to r., symbol (bucranium).

bronze

Hellenistic period, Middle

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