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5 Asses Wheel / Anchor
| Issuer | Uncertain Etruscan mint |
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| Year | 240 BC - 225 BC |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | A large six-spoked wheel with a central boss occupies the entire field, its spokes radiating outward to a plain rim. Etruscan letters, identified as N, P, and V, are placed individually between the spokes in the interspaces, serving as a mint or magistrate abbreviation. The design is boldly rendered in the archaic cast tradition, with thick, rounded spoke profiles and a prominent hub. The irregular flan surface reflects the hand-cast aes grave production technique characteristic of Etruscan coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse description | A vertically oriented anchor is depicted in the center of the field, with a crossbar at the top, two flukes splaying outward at the base, and a ring at the crown. The value mark V, denoting five asses, appears to the right of the anchor shaft in the field. The design is boldly cast in low relief with a characteristically schematic, archaic rendering typical of Etruscan aes grave issues. The flan is irregular and massive, consistent with the cast bronze technique used for this denomination. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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