Watch List notes:

Etruria, Populonia AR Didrachm (10 Units). Late 5th century BC. Head of Metus facing, hair bound with diadem; X below; all within dotted border / Blank. EC I, 8.1-20 (O1); HN Italy 117; Sambon 35-6; HGC 1, 92. 8.59g, 22mm.

Extremely Fine; of marvellous late archaic style, heavier than all specimens cited in EC.

From the Mike Ballerini Collection, collector's ticket included;
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction XIX, 26 March 2020, lot 196 (hammer: £5,500).