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100 Centesimae Incuse series: hippocamp
| Issuer | Populonia |
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| Year | 211 BC - 201 BC |
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| Reference(s) | Vecchi-IV#24, HN Italy#76, EC 1#1, SambonArt#132, HGC 1#158 |
| Obverse description | Bearded male head in right profile, rendered in a refined archaic Greek style, wearing a laurel wreath; the hair is depicted in short, closely cropped waves beneath the wreath. The bust is set within a plain circular border, with the field unadorned. The modelling of the beard, facial features, and drapery at the truncation reflects the accomplished engraving tradition of Populonian bronze coinage of the late third century BC. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A hippocamp displayed in incuse relief, oriented to the right within a shallow incuse square that fills the coin's reverse field. The creature is depicted with a horse's foreparts — including a crested mane and raised forelegs — transitioning into a coiled, scaly fish tail that curls beneath the body. The design is executed with considerable vitality, the incuse technique producing a distinctive recessed image characteristic of Populonian coinage. No legend or additional devices are present in the field. |
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