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Silver 1 As Archaic wheel series: with value
| Issuer | Populonia |
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| Year | 401 BC - 301 BC |
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| Reference(s) | Vecchi-III#9, SambonArt#26 |
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| Reverse lettering | I (Translation: 1) |
| Edge | Plain |
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Populonia, an Etruscan city on the Tyrrhenian coast of northern Italy, was unusual among ancient minting authorities in striking silver coinage at unusually low denominations — most Etruscan mints favored bronze. The archaic wheel series is among the earliest issues attributed to this mint, and the marked value on this piece reflects a monetary sophistication that predates Rome's own silver coinage by roughly a century.