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Silver 20 Asses Hercle series I: club
| Issuer | Populonia |
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| Year | 301 BC - 206 BC |
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| Diameter | 24 mm |
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| Reverse description | A knotted club of Heracles depicted vertically in the center of the plain field, rendered in bold relief with characteristic irregular knobs along its length. The reverse is otherwise completely devoid of legend or additional design elements, with the blank field showing the characteristic irregular flan typical of early Etruscan hammered coinage. The design is stark and powerful in its simplicity. |
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| Mint | Populonia |
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Populonia, on the Etruscan coast north of Piombino, was unusual among Italian minting authorities in striking coins almost exclusively in silver — a consequence of direct access to metal from the mines of Elba and the Colline Metallifere. The 20 Asses denomination places this issue within a weight standard that Populonia maintained independently of Roman influence, rooted instead in Etruscan commercial practice oriented toward Aegean trade networks.
The city was sacked by Sulla around 82 BC, effectively ending its civic life. Most surviving examples have been recovered archaeologically from the immediate territory rather than through broader circulation finds — suggesting the coinage rarely traveled far.