Description:
Obverse
On the obverse, in the center of the coin and within a circle, the obverse of an Ebusus hemidrachm is reproduced: an image of BES, the fenopunic deity that protects the home and the dream. This figure always appears in front, with beard, tongue out and a crown topped with feather plume. It is represented covered with a kilt and carrying a club in the right hand and a snake in the left.
Reverse
On the reverse of the coin, occupying all the space of the coin, the reverse of the hemidrachma is reproduced represented by a bull walking left and head to front.
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