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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     74000022      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Greek Region:     ETRURIA City:     Populonia Date Ruled:     Circa 211-206 BC Metal:     Gold Denomination:     25 Asses Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC Circa 211-206 Weight:     1.40 g Obverse Legend:     X-XV Obverse Description:     Lion's head right; X-XV (mark of value) below and behind Reverse Description:     Blank Primary Reference:     Vecchi I 47 Reference2:     HN Italy 128 Reference3:     SNG ANS 2 Reference4:     SNG France -; SNG Cop 36 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=96435 Grade:     Superb EF. Notes:     Sale: Triton X, Lot: 22 This Etruscan gold coin dates from the Second Punic War. The series it belongs to has denominational marks related to the bronze As, issued on the Roman sextantal standard (an As of two ounces) introduced circa 211 BC. Issued contemporaneously with the Roman Head of Mars/Eagle types of 60, 40 and 20 Asses, they probably did not circulate long after the cessation of the Roman types, as by circa 209 BC relations between Rome and Etruria had been strained considerably. The Etruscan types of the series differ from their Roman counterparts by the archaizing blank reverse which is shared by the silver coinage of Populonia as well, but is without parallel outside Etruria.

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