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Silver 5 Asses Bearded male head series: facing left
| Issuer | Populonia |
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| Year | 475 BC - 425 BC |
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| Reference(s) | Vecchi-I#30, SambonArt#100, BMC Gr/It#2, SNG France#31 |
| Obverse description | Laureate, bearded male head facing right, rendered in vigorous archaic Greek style with finely detailed curling hair and beard. The facial features are boldly modeled, conveying a mature, divine character consistent with representations of a river god or Zeus-like deity. The numeral denoting the denomination appears in the field behind the head. The execution reflects the high artistic standard of Populonian coinage from this early period. |
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| Obverse lettering | Λ (Translation: 5) |
| Reverse description | Uniface; the reverse is entirely blank, with no devices, legends, or incuse marks, consistent with the early struck coinage tradition of Populonia where only the obverse die was employed. |
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