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1 Quadrans Wheel / Wheel
| Issuer | Uncertain Etruscan mint |
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| Year | 240 BC - 225 BC |
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| Reference(s) | ICC#158, HN Italy#56d, Catalli#75d, Haeberlin#p.255, SNG Firenze 2#944 |
| Obverse description | A four-spoked wheel motif occupying the central field, rendered in a bold, archaic Etruscan style with slightly irregular spoke placement characteristic of early Italian cast and hammered bronze coinage. The rim is raised and somewhat irregular in outline, consistent with the crude flan preparation typical of this series. No legend or inscription is present. Three pellets, serving as value marks indicating the quadrans denomination, are arranged in the field. The overall fabric is coarse, with a patinated surface reflecting the coin's considerable antiquity. |
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| Reverse description | A four-spoked wheel motif, closely mirroring the obverse design, centered within the field and consistent with the bifacial wheel type characteristic of Etruscan quadrantes of this period. The spokes radiate from a central hub and extend toward the periphery, executed in the same archaic, somewhat asymmetrical style as the obverse. Three pellets indicating the quadrans value are visible in the field. The flan exhibits the typical irregular, roughly circular shape and coarse surface texture associated with Etruscan struck bronze issues of the mid-third century BC. No inscription or legend is present. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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