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Aes Formatum Palmette; five ends
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| Year | 400 BC - 201 BC |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Anepigraphic obverse presenting the upper face of a cast bronze aes formatum struck in the form of a stylized palmette. The piece features a broad, arched upper ridge terminating in two outward-curving lobes at each end, beneath which descend five rounded projections of alternating height, evoking the characteristic fan-shaped fronds of the palmette motif. The surface is undecorated and uninscribed, retaining a rough cast texture consistent with pre-monetary bronze currency of pre-Roman central Italy. Patination is a deep olive-brown with areas of cuprite and green corrosion products. |
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| Reverse description | Anepigraphic reverse, mirroring the obverse in its palmette outline with five downward-projecting terminals and a curved dorsal ridge. The flat, unworked surface bears no devices, legends, or decorative elements, as is characteristic of aes formatum proto-monetary objects from pre-Roman Italy. The cast bronze displays natural surface irregularities and flow lines from the original casting process, with patination consistent with prolonged burial, showing mottled olive-green and reddish-brown tones. |
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| Mintage | ND (400 BC - 201 BC) |
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