Cool article about Etruria / Rasenna genetic origins. Language does not always mean genetic differences. https://www.sciencealert.com/dna-ha...il&utm_term=0_fe5632fb09-2745574741-365978301 Post your coins of Etruria! Metus of Etruria Etruria Populonia 3rd C BCE AR 20 As 8.1g Metus Blank HN 152 Post your coins of Etruria!
Etruria, Arretium(?). The Chiana Valley, circa 208-207 BC. Æ quartunica (18x20 mm, 4.9 gm, 5h). Obv: Head of African, right; border of dots. Rev: Indian elephant standing right, bell hanging under neck; monogram below. Border of dots. BMC Italy, p. 15, #18. SNG Copenhagen 48 var. (no monogram on obv.). See CNG coin shop inventory #828457 for some details. However, this example seems to have lettering above the elephant Ω Α Ι and nothing similar found on the "usual" search sites.
Thanks for sharing a very interesting article @Alegandron and your 20-asses is a wonderful coin. One day I would like to pick up some of thegold and silver coins attributed to the Etruscans. I only have a humble little bronze from Etruria. Etruria AE 15, uncertain inland mint, weight 3.144g, maximum diameter 15.1mm. Obv: youthful head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean lion scalp headdress. Rev: dog leaping left, Etruscan letter (reversed C) below.
I really like this odd issue AE Quartuncia: Etruria 3rd C BCE AE Quartuncia 18mm 4.76g Head of African r Elephant r letter below SNG COP 48 HNI 69 SNG Paris 138-140 SNG Morcom 44 R
Here are some more... 10 Asses 10-Asses: (Similar to a Roman AR Denarius) Etruria Populonia AR 10 Asses 20mm 4.21g 211-206 BC Obv: Male Hd Rev: Blank die break 5-Asses: (Similar to a Roman AR Quinarius) ETRURIA, POPULONIA. Etruria Populonia AR 5 Asses 2.0g 3rd C BCE Obv: Young Head L, V (denomination) behind Rev: blank HN 173 Vecchi Rasna III 52 ex NAC 29 No 9 RARE AR-5 Asses, 3. Jahrhundert v. Chr.; 2.00 g. Jünglingskopf l. dahinter Wertangabe//Glatt. Rutter, Historia Numorum 173; Vecchi, The coinage of the Rasna III, 52; Vecchi, Etruscan Coinage 91.6 (dies Exemplar). Von großer Seltenheit. Feine Patina, winz. Kratzer, sehr schön Exemplar der Auktion NAC 29, Zürich 2005, Nr. 9. Das Stück ist abgebildet bei Christian Gliwitzky, Aus Etruskern werden Römer - Geprägte Gold- und Silbermünzen, in: Jörg Gebauer (Hrsg.) u. a. Die Etrusker - Von Villanova bis Rom, München 2015, S. 282, Abb. 6.4 Ex: Künker Auction 295 Lot 124 2-1/2 Asses: (Similar to a Roman AR Sestertius) 2-½ asses , AR 0.85 g 3rd century BC Obv: Radiate female head r.; behind, CII. Rev: Blank. Ref: EC 104 (misdescribed, Female head with an Attic helmet). Historia Numorum Italy 179. NAC Comment: Of the highest rarity, apparently only the second specimen known. Dark patina and about very fine. Ex: From the collection of E.E. Clain-Stefanelli 1-As: (Similar to a Roman AR - nothing - only Bronze in Roman Currency) Etruria Populonia AR 1 As 0.60g 10.0mm after 211 BCE Obv: Male Head Left Rev: Plain Rev Ref: Vecchi 3 68-70 HN Italy 181 Seller/Auction comment: EXTREMELY RARE AE Sextans: Etruria or Umbria Aes Grave 3rd C BCE Sextans 23mm 25.15g Obv: Club Rev: 2 Dots Ref: HN 54 Vecchi-Th 172
Populonia Ar XX Asses Third Century BC Obv, Diademed head of Metus with protruding tongue. Rv Blank. Vecchi EC Group XII 58.11 OB1 This coin illustrated. 8.19 grms 20 mm Photo by W. Hansen I cannot say that this is the earliest coin or the nicest from this series, however though I was never particularly interested in the series I did like this coin. It spoke to me. What is interesting about this coinage is, how different it is to what is being struck in contemporary Magna Graecia. This coinage does appear to resist the artistic blandishments of the Greek numismatic world.
Etruria/ Uncertain City State AV 10 Asses ND (3 rd. Century BC) obv: "X" with incuse circle rev: Blank Unknown Mint 0.77g. 7.50mm. Vecchi EC, p.38 RRR
Interesting, panzerman. I don't remember seeing that type before. At a quick enough glance, it could be mistaken for one of the Boii and/or Carnutes AVs of larger module (quarter stater, c. 1.8g, through stater, c. 7.5g ). (Similar types may have been struck by multiple Celtic groups?) For those, of course, the X isn't a denomination mark as on the Etrurian. https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=130237 https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4034846 Ahhh, that's where it went...I wanted that one!!!
Here are two more from Asre Artemide XLVIII I won AV 10 Asses 0.74g. 6.25mm. (3 known) AV Ass 0.08g. 4mm. (4 known)
