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1 As Augur / Sacrificial implements
| Uitgever | Uncertain Etruscan mint |
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| Jaar | 240 BC - 225 BC |
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| Vorm | Round (irregular) |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Facing head of an augur rendered in archaic Etruscan style, depicted full-face within a plain incuse circle. The figure wears a distinctive conical apex or ritual headdress characteristic of priestly office, with detailed hair framing the broad, stylized face. The bold, somewhat schematic modelling of the facial features is typical of central Italian aes grave coinage of the early third century BC. No legend or inscription appears in the field. |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Sacrificial implements depicted in the field: a makaira (curved ritual knife) and a secespita (sacrificial axe), both rendered in low relief and each accompanied by a central pellet. The value mark I (denoting 1 As) appears to the left of the devices, and a crescent symbol is positioned to the right. The composition is arranged in a bold, schematic manner consistent with Etruscan aes grave iconographic conventions. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Heavy cast bronze of this weight places it squarely in the early phase of central Italian aes grave production, before Roman monetary standardization began pulling regional traditions into alignment. The Etruscan mints operating in this window were not subordinate to Rome — they were parallel monetary authorities issuing on their own weight standards, and attributions remain genuinely contested among specialists. The specific mint behind this type has never been conclusively identified, with Volterra, Populonia, and several lesser candidates all proposed in the literature without resolution.
Haeberlin's foundational work on aes grave, published in 1910, remains the unavoidable starting point for any serious study of the series despite its age.