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Silver 2 1/2 Asses Gorgoneion series I
| Issuer | Populonia |
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| Year | 401 BC - 301 BC |
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| Currency | As (circa 475-201 BC) |
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| Obverse description | Facing gorgoneion (Medusa head) rendered in archaic style, depicted frontally with bulging eyes, flared nostrils, and a wide open mouth displaying prominent teeth, surrounded by coiling serpentine hair. The face fills the entire flan with characteristic apotropaic expression. The denomination mark IIV, indicating the value of 2½ Asses, appears in the lower field beneath the chin. The die-work displays the bold, deeply-cut engraving typical of early Etruscan coinage from Populonia. |
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| Obverse lettering | IIV (Translation: 2-1/2) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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