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Silver 5 Asses Gorgoneion series I
| Issuer | Populonia |
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| Year | 401 BC - 301 BC |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Facing gorgoneion (Medusa head) rendered in archaic style, occupying the full field of the flan; the visage displays characteristic apotropaic features including wide staring eyes, a broad flat nose, protruding tongue, and fanged open mouth. The hair radiates outward from the face in a symmetrical arrangement of serpentine locks. The design is boldly struck within a dotted border, reflecting the accomplished engraving tradition of the Etruscan mint at Populonia. The numeral V, denoting the denomination of 5 Asses, appears in the field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Plain, incuse reverse with no intentional design, exhibiting irregular surface striations and tool marks characteristic of the hammered coinage technique employed at Populonia during the fourth century BC. The flan is notably flat and uneven, with visible flow lines from the striking process. No legend, symbol, or device is present, consistent with the reverse treatment of early Etruscan silver coinage of this series. |
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