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Aes Formatum Grain
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| Year | 400 BC - 201 BC |
| Type | Proto coin |
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| Obverse description | Cast bronze piece in the naturalistic form of a grain or seed, with multiple longitudinal ridges running along the surface from tip to tip, closely imitating the ribbed texture of a cereal grain. The overall shape is oval and biconvex, tapering to rounded points at both ends. The surface displays a patinated bronze finish with natural casting irregularities consistent with pre-monetary aes formatum production. |
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| Reverse description | Anepigraphic reverse mirroring the obverse in its grain-like form, with similar longitudinal ribbing and a smooth, unworked field bearing no inscriptions, devices, or mint marks. The surface retains an earthen patina typical of bronze proto-monetary objects of central Italian origin. |
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| Mintage | ND (400 BC - 201 BC) |
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