Silver 5 Asses Amphora series

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Descrizione del rovescio	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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Zecca	Populonia
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Informazioni aggiuntive	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.