Catalog
1 Uncia
| Issuer | Uncertain city of Central Italy |
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| Year | 301 BC - 201 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | A crista (helmet crest) depicted in bold relief at center field, rendered schematically in the manner typical of Central Italian cast bronze issues of the third to second century BC. The crest motif, likely referencing military symbolism, is the sole design element, with no surrounding legend or inscription. The flan surface retains its characteristic cast finish with visible porosity consistent with the aes grave tradition. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The attribution "uncertain city of Central Italy" reflects a long-running scholarly dispute. Thurlow and Vecchi assigned pieces of this type to various Samnite and Latin communities, while Haeberlin's earlier typological groupings cut across those boundaries entirely. The third century BC saw bronze coinage proliferating rapidly across the Italian interior as Rome's confederate network expanded, with local issues serving regional exchange before the denarius system eventually absorbed them.