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1 Semis Wheel / Anchor, six spokes
| Issuer | Uncertain Etruscan mint |
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| Year | 240 BC - 225 BC |
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| Reference(s) | ICC#148 var., HN Italy#65d, Catalli#78d, Haeberlin#p.266, SNG Firenze 2#1044 |
| Obverse description | A six-spoked wheel motif centered in the field, with each spoke terminating in a elongated, seed-like or leaf-shaped pellet, creating a radiate, pinwheel arrangement. The design is boldly cast in high relief, characteristic of early Etruscan aes grave production. The flan is broad and irregular, consistent with the heavy cast bronze coinage of this period. No legend or inscription is present. |
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| Reverse description | A stylized anchor depicted in the center of the field, its stock and ring rendered in relief above a broad, curved shank terminating in two flukes. Six pellets or dots are disposed around the anchor in the field, likely serving as a value mark consistent with the semis denomination. The design is rendered in a bold, archaic Etruscan style with no accompanying legend. |
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The heavy cast bronzes attributed to uncertain Etruscan mints in this period present persistent attribution problems — regional production was fragmented, and no single mint authority has been conclusively identified for this wheel/anchor series. What is clear is that the weight standard reflects the earlier, heavier Roman libral tradition still in use before the dramatic reductions forced by the financial strain of the First Punic War. By the time Rome stabilized its bronze coinage in the mid-third century, issues this heavy were already obsolete. The "var." notation against ICC#148 signals a die or module deviation not fully catalogued in the primary references.