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1/2 As

Issuer Umbrian uncertain city
Year 225 BC - 213 BC
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Weight 66.40 g
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Reverse script Oscan
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Edge Plain
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The aes grave coinage of uncertain Umbrian cities remains one of the more contested areas of Central Italian numismatics — attribution shifts between excavation seasons, and the specific mint behind this series has never been conclusively identified. What is certain is that production falls squarely within the Second Punic War's opening phase, when Hannibal's invasion forced Rome's Italian allies into an uncomfortable position of demonstrated loyalty through, among other things, maintaining functioning monetary systems.

At this weight, the piece represents the heavy aes grave standard before the dramatic reductions that followed Roman military expenditure after Cannae in 216 BC.