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Gold 10 Asses Male head series III: bust right, value left
| Issuer | Populonia |
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| Year | 211 BC - 206 BC |
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| Weight | 0.70 g |
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| Obverse description | Youthful male head facing right, rendered in fine Hellenistic style with naturalistic modeling of the facial features. The hair is depicted in wavy, voluminous locks swept back from the forehead and arranged in layered curls, with what appears to be a laurel wreath or floral crown adorning the top of the head. The face displays a sensitively engraved eye, aquiline nose, and slightly parted lips, characteristic of the accomplished die-cutting tradition of Populonia. The numeral X, denoting the value of 10 asses, appears to the left of the bust in the field. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse is essentially plain and featureless, presenting a flat, granular gold surface with no deliberate design, legend, or device. This blank reverse is characteristic of the small-denomination hammered gold coinage of Populonia, where the force of the hammer strike on the obverse die left only an unworked, slightly convex surface on the reverse. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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