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    "localId": "98326",
    "label": "Two Litrae: Janiform Head (obverse); Horse (reverse)",
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    "title": "Two Litrae: Janiform Head (obverse); Horse (reverse)",
    "date": "344–317 BCE",
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    "dimensionsRaw": "Diameter: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)",
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        "Greek, minted at Syracuse (Sicily)"
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    "collection": "GR - Greek",
    "inscriptions": [
        {
            "inscription": "ΣΥΡ[ΑΚΟΣΙOΝ]",
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            "citation": "\"Accessions.\" <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 4, no. 4 (1917): 64-67.",
            "page_number": "Mentioned: p. 64",
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    "updatedAt": "2026-05-29 05:18:28.594000",
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