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Silver 5 Asses Gorgoneion series II: trident
| Issuer | Populonia |
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| Year | 301 BC - 206 BC |
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| Reference(s) | Vecchi-II#72 |
| Obverse description | Facing gorgoneion (Medusa head) rendered in archaic style, depicted full-face at center with prominent staring eyes, broad flat nose, and open mouth revealing teeth in the characteristic apotropaic grimace. The hair is rendered as serpentine locks radiating outward from the crown and falling to either side of the face. The design is boldly struck in high relief against a plain field, enclosed within a linear border following the irregular flan edge. |
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| Reverse description | A trident depicted upright at center, with its three tines pointing upward and the shaft extending downward to a stylized base rendered with decorative curved flukes. The implement is shown in a schematic, flat rendering typical of Populonian silver coinage of this series. The field is plain and unadorned, and no legend is present. The reverse is notably flatter and less detailed than the obverse, consistent with hammered Etruscan coinage of this period. |
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| Mintage | ND (301 BC - 206 BC) |
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