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Gold 50 Asses Gorgoneion series III
| Issuer | Populonia |
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| Year | 211 BC - 206 BC |
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| Value | 50 Asses |
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| Obverse description | Facing gorgoneion (Metus) depicted in high relief, rendered in archaic Etruscan style with pronounced, deeply modelled features including wide-set eyes, a broad nose, and an open mouth with protruding tongue and tusks. The head is surrounded by a beaded border and framed by flowing hair. The denomination mark appears in the lower field below the gorgoneion. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Uniface; the reverse is completely blank and unworked, exhibiting only the irregular hammered surface of the flan with incidental tool marks and natural undulations characteristic of early Etruscan gold coinage production. |
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