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2 Asses Archaic wheel / Archaic wheel
| Uitgever | Uncertain Etruscan mint |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 240 BC - 225 BC |
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| Waarde | 2 Asses = 1 Dupondius |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Gewicht | Log in om details te zien |
| Diameter | Log in om details te zien |
| Dikte | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
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| Oriëntatie | Log in om details te zien |
| Graveur(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| In omloop tot | Log in om details te zien |
| Referentie(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Archaic spoked wheel design mirroring the obverse type, with a prominent circular rim and radiating spokes meeting at a central hub, enclosed within a plain border. The relief is characteristically low and the surfaces broad, consistent with the cast production technique employed at uncertain Etruscan mints of the mid-third century BC. The value mark II (denoting 2 asses) is present in the field. The rendering is geometric and archaic, with slight irregularities inherent to the casting process. The reverse closely parallels the obverse in design, a common feature of this aes grave series. |
| Schrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift keerzijde | II (Translation: 2) |
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| Muntplaats | Log in om details te zien |
| Oplage | Log in om details te zien |
| Aanvullende informatie |
Etruscan aes grave production remains poorly understood in terms of specific mint attribution — the issuing authority here is genuinely uncertain, and scholars have debated whether pieces of this type originated from a single center or multiple workshops operating within a loose regional tradition. What is clear is that by the mid-third century BC, bronze casting of this weight class was already anachronistic; Rome had largely abandoned comparable heavy cast coinage, and Etruscan cities issuing such pieces were operating against the grain of a Mediterranean world moving toward struck silver.
At over 280 grams, this is functional metal by mass rather than convenience — transactional in the way a bullion weight is transactional.