Silver 1 As Archaic wheel series: without value
Features
| Issuer |
Populonia
(Etruria)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 401 BC - 301 BC |
| Value | 1 As |
| Currency | As (circa 475-201 BC) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 0.75 g |
| Diameter | 11 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 178560 |
| References | Vecchi III# 8 Italo Vecchi; 1992. “The Coinage of the Rasna: A Study in Etruscan Numismatics. Part III”, Schweizerische Numismatische Rundschau = Revue Suisse de Numismatique = Rivista Svizzera di Numismatica (Swiss Numismatic Review), Volume 71. , HN Italy# 126 Neville Keith Rutter, Andrew Burnett; 2001. Historia numorum: Italy. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. Italo Vecchi; 2012. Etruscan Coinage / Volume 4: Part 1. A corpus of the struck coinage of the Rasna, together with an historical and economic commentary on the issues (gold, silver and bronze) from the mints of Cosa, Luca, Pisae, Populonia, uncertain cenral Etruria, Vetulonia, Volsinii, Vulci, and unid. Edizioni Ennerre, Milan, Italy. Arthur Sambon; 1903. Les monnaies antiques de l’Italie. Bureaux du "Musée", Paris, France. Massimo De Benetti, Federica Guidi, Fiorenzo Catalli (ed.); 2007. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Firenze, Museo Archeologico Nazionale / Part 2. Etruria. Numismatica Ars Classica, Florence, Italy.Fabio Vicari; 1991. Materiali e considerazioni per uno studio organico della monetazione etrusca = Materials and considerations for an organic study of Etruscan coinage. Società Numismatica Italiana, Milan, Italy. |
Obverse
Archaic wheel supported by crossbars.
Reverse
Blank (uniface).
Edge
Plain
Mint
Populonia, Etruria, ItalyComments
Less than ten examples are known.
While the design is similar to didrachms from Vulci and cast coinage from Inland Etruria, they are on different weight standards, and so are probably unconnected.
There has been much controversy on dating Populonian coins, and as such, the date ranges my vary per source.
The Archaic wheel series was struck using Populonia's third silver standard, with all being set at unrelated weights to the proceeding two standard.
While the design is similar to didrachms from Vulci and cast coinage from Inland Etruria, they are on different weight standards, and so are probably unconnected.
There has been much controversy on dating Populonian coins, and as such, the date ranges my vary per source.
The Archaic wheel series was struck using Populonia's third silver standard, with all being set at unrelated weights to the proceeding two standard.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (401 BC - 301 BC) | 
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$ 2600 | Less than 10 examples known | ||||||||||||
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Past sales
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Roma Numismatics Auction XVI Lot 11 
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26 Sep 2018 | VF |
USD 2422.08
(GBP 1800.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Roma Numismatics Auction XVI Lot 10
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26 Sep 2018 | VF |
USD 2691.20
(GBP 2000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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