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1 As Archaic wheel / Archaic wheel

Issuer Uncertain Etruscan mint
Year 240 BC - 225 BC
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Composition Bronze
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Obverse description Archaic spoked wheel with four spokes rendered in a bold, schematic style, enclosed within a plain raised border. The wheel design is executed in low relief typical of Etruscan aes grave coinage, with the spokes converging at a central hub. The value mark, a single pellet or unit mark (I), appears below the wheel in the lower field, denoting the denomination of one As.
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Reverse description Archaic spoked wheel with four spokes in a schematic, archaic style, mirroring the obverse design and enclosed within a plain raised border. The wheel is rendered in the characteristic flat, low-relief casting technique associated with Etruscan aes grave production. A single value mark (I) is placed below the wheel in the lower field, confirming the denomination. The overall design is bold and geometric, consistent with the conservative artistic tradition of this Etruscan series.
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