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Silver 5 Asses Male head, X within two circles
| Issuer | Luca |
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| Year | 325 BC - 301 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate male head facing right, rendered in archaic Italic style with flowing hair indicated by incised parallel lines. The portrait is set within a beaded border running along the coin's irregular flan. The facial features are boldly modelled, with a prominent eye and strong jaw characteristic of early Central Italian coinage. The laureate wreath is depicted with stylised leaves curling over the brow. |
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| Reverse description | Central device of a spoke-wheel or X mark enclosed within two concentric circles, occupying the central field of the flan. To the left, the figure of a dog or similar quadruped is depicted in a running or leaping posture. Additional incuse or relief elements are visible in the upper field. The overall composition is characteristic of the anonymous aes grave and struck silver issues attributed to Luceria or related Apulian-Lucanian mints of the late 4th century BC. |
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Luca — modern Lucca in northwestern Tuscany — was a Latin colony planted in 177 BC, but this coin predates that foundation entirely, placing it within the orbit of the earlier Etruscan and Italic communities controlling the region during the Samnite Wars period. The X mark denoting the value of ten asses in the Greek notation system reflects the bilingual monetary logic of southern Italy, where Oscan-influenced communities adopted Greek denominating conventions while minting in the Roman weight standard. Vecchi's attribution to this specific Lucanian mint remains contested among specialists; the iconographic parallels with contemporary Campanian issues complicate firm localization.