Silver 1 As Amphora series

Aversbeschreibung	A two-handled amphora rendered in relief at center, depicted facing with a rounded body, two upward-curving handles, and a short neck with a wide mouth; the vessel is set within a plain, slightly granular field typical of early Etruscan hammered coinage. The design is bold and schematic, characteristic of the archaic minting tradition of Populonia.
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Zusätzliche Informationen	Populonia, on the Etruscan coast of what is now Tuscany, was unusual among Italic minting authorities in striking coins directly from locally smelted ore — the city's iron-working and smelting economy was substantial enough to sustain independent silver production without reliance on trade-acquired bullion. The Amphora series sits among the earliest of Populonia's silver issues, produced at a weight standard that aligns loosely with the Etruscan unit system rather than Greek or Roman norms. The Vecchi reference number is unassigned, indicating this specific die pairing has not been formally catalogued — a not uncommon situation with Populonian fractions of this size.