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1 Uncia Wheel / Krater
| Issuer | Uncertain Etruscan mint |
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| Year | 240 BC - 225 BC |
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| Currency | As (circa 301-201 BC) |
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| Obverse description | A four-spoked wheel depicted in relief at the center of the field, enclosed within a raised circular border. The spokes radiate symmetrically from a central hub, with the design occupying nearly the full flan. The style is characteristically archaic Etruscan, with bold, simplified forms typical of central Italian bronze coinage of the third century BC. |
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| Mintage | ND (240 BC - 225 BC) |
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Etruscan bronze coinage of this period operated largely outside the Roman monetary framework expanding around it, produced by city-states whose political autonomy was already eroding. The specific mint for this type remains unattributed — a problem complicated by the near-total absence of Etruscan mint signatures and the difficulty of provenancing pieces without excavation context. Weight standards among Etruscan bronze issues varied considerably from city to city, making die-linkage studies the primary tool for grouping emissions.
The uncia represents the twelfth-part division of the Etruscan as, a system running parallel to — and occasionally intersecting with — the Roman libral standard.