Catalog
Silver 5 Asses Amphora series
| Issuer | Populonia |
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| Year | 450 BC - 401 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Plain reverse bearing an incuse punch, typical of early hammered coinage from Populonia, with no figural design or inscription present. The surface shows the characteristic flat or slightly concave impression left by the anvil die during striking, consistent with Etruscan minting practice of the fifth century BC. |
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| Mint | Populonia |
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Populonia, the only Etruscan city to mint coins directly from its own coastal ore sources, produced this series when most of its neighbors still relied on trade-weight bronze. The amphora type is conventionally linked to Populonia's role in the wine and metal trade along the Tyrrhenian coast, though the precise monetary relationship between the asses denominations in this silver series remains debated — the city later abandoned silver entirely in favor of cast bronze.