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1 Semis
| Issuer | Tarquinii |
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| Year | 280 BC - 260 BC |
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| Value | 1 Semis = 1/2 As |
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| Obverse description | Heavily encrusted cast bronze disc with an irregular flan typical of early central Italic aes grave coinage. The central device, heavily worn and obscured by patination, depicts a schematic head or pellet-in-ring motif in low relief, characteristic of the Tarquinian semis series. The broad, flat field shows the rough texture inherent to the sand-casting technique employed by Etruscan mints of this period. No legible inscription or legend is present, consistent with the aniconic or near-aniconic convention of this early coinage. The overall fabric and weight class are consistent with the libral or sub-libral standard attributed to Tarquinii circa 280–260 BC. |
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| Reverse description | Plain, largely featureless cast bronze reverse with a rough, granular surface resulting from the casting process, heavily encrusted with grey-green patina obscuring most detail. A faint central device, possibly a pellet or schematic symbol denoting the semis denomination, is barely discernible in the lower field. The flan edge is irregular and lobate, consistent with the crude casting methods of early Etruscan aes grave production. No inscription or legend is present on this face. The overall appearance is consistent with the reverse fabric documented for Tarquinian aes grave semisses of the early third century BC. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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