Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction XXVII 22-23 Mar 2023
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Etruria, Populonia AR Unit. 4th century BC. Amphora / Large I (mark of value). Unpublished, for obv. type, cf. EC I, 129; Roma XVI, 9 (hammer: £2,400). 0.98g, 11mm.
Extremely Fine. Exceedingly Rare; unpublished in the standard references and only one other specimen on CoinArchives.
Acquired from Artemide Aste s.r.l. (San Marino).
This newly discovered series with a clear mark of value seems to be on a similar silver unit weight standard to series EC I, 12-16 and 17-19. The use of an amphora as the principal design should of course not surprise us considering its appearance on EC I, 129 and (albeit in more elaborate form) on EC I, series 1-3 formerly attributed to Pisae.
Extremely Fine. Exceedingly Rare; unpublished in the standard references and only one other specimen on CoinArchives.
Acquired from Artemide Aste s.r.l. (San Marino).
This newly discovered series with a clear mark of value seems to be on a similar silver unit weight standard to series EC I, 12-16 and 17-19. The use of an amphora as the principal design should of course not surprise us considering its appearance on EC I, 129 and (albeit in more elaborate form) on EC I, series 1-3 formerly attributed to Pisae.