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Silver 5 Asses Owl series I: facing right
| Uitgever | Populonia |
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| Jaar | 301 BC - 206 BC |
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| Waarde | 5 Asses |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Gewicht | Log in om details te zien |
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| Dikte | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Facing owl depicted in three-quarter view, turned to the right, rendered in high relief within an incuse circle. The bird's large, prominent round eyes are clearly articulated, and the feathering of the wings and body is carefully detailed in the archaic Etruscan tradition. The numeral 'V', denoting the value of 5 Asses, appears in the left field before the owl. The composition is bold and centrally placed, consistent with the characteristic iconography of Populonian silver coinage. |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Schrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Rand | Plain |
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| Oplage | Log in om details te zien |
| Aanvullende informatie |
Populonia was the only Etruscan city-state known to have struck its own coinage directly, rather than relying on imported or mercenary-minted issues. The mint operated at a time when Rome was consolidating control over the Italian peninsula, and Populonian silver circulated in an environment of intense political and military pressure. The "var." notations against both Vecchi and EC references suggest this piece deviates from catalogued dies — not unusual given the small, workshop-scale production at Populonia, where die consistency was never a priority.