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1 As Legend on reverse
| Issuer | Hatria |
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| Year | 275 BC - 225 BC |
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| Value | 1 As = 12 Uncia |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Two figures, possibly Dioscuri or combatant warriors, engaged in a dynamic scene, shown in profile moving to the right. The figures are rendered in a bold, schematic style consistent with early Italian aes grave coinage. The mint abbreviation HAT appears in the field below or between the figures, identifying the issuing city of Hatria. The irregular, thick flan and heavily cast relief are characteristic of the large-denomination bronze coinage of this region and period. |
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Hatria was a small Latin colony on the Adriatic coast, and its aes grave series is among the least documented of all central Italian bronze coinages. The "1 As Legend on reverse" designation reflects the relatively unusual practice among minor mints of explicitly marking the denomination — most contemporary aes grave issues relied on type alone to communicate value. At over 420 grams, this piece was cast rather than struck, placing it firmly in the pre-denarius monetary tradition before Rome's currency reforms of the late third century BC consolidated regional coinage.