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Silver 2 1/2 Asses Usil series
| Issuer | Populonia |
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| Year | 301 BC - 206 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Radiate head of Usil (the Etruscan sun deity), facing right, rendered in archaic Etruscan style with strong facial features and radiating crown depicted as a series of rays emanating from the head. The numeral denoting the denomination appears in the field to the left of the effigy. The style is characteristic of Populonian coinage of the middle Republican period, with a bold, slightly crude die-cut typical of hammered Etruscan silver. |
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| Obverse lettering | VII (Translation: 2-1/2) |
| Reverse description | Uniface; the reverse is completely blank, with no design, inscription, or incuse impression, presenting only the rough, unworked surface characteristic of the hammered flan on Populonian coins of this denomination and series. |
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