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Silver 5 Asses Bearded male head series: facing right
| Issuer | Populonia |
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| Year | 475 BC - 425 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Plain, flat, and essentially blank reverse showing the characteristic incuse punch mark of early hammered coinage, here reduced to a broad, shallow concavity with faint intersecting lines visible at the centre of the flan — the residual impression of the anvil punch used in striking. The surface is heavily patinated with a dark silver-grey tone and displays natural die flow marks consistent with archaic hammered technique. |
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| Mint | Populonia |
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Populonia, on the Etruscan coast of what is now Tuscany, was unusual among ancient minting authorities in producing silver coinage when most Etruscan cities relied on bronze. The city's access to iron ore smelted on the nearby island of Elba likely underpinned both its wealth and its capacity to strike in silver at a period when few Italian mints could manage it.
The as denomination here follows the Etruscan weight standard rather than the Roman, a distinction that matters for attribution. Vecchi's classification separates this bearded series from the earlier facing-head types on die-link evidence.