circa 300-275 BCE
Æ 21 mm, 6,25 g
Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet /
AZETINΩN, owl standing to right on Ionic capital, head facing, holding branch.
HN Italy 727; HGC 1, 550
Azetium was a small town located roughly where the modern city of Rutigliano, Italy is. In the city, some remains of the ancient wall may be seen as well as a Roman aqueduct.
Little is known about its history, though its coins were similar to Tarentum’s.