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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 4267872, member: 51347&quot;]<b>Retrograde</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Etrurian alphabet is read in retrograde. Rome’s AR Sestertius is IIS (2-Asses and a Semis). The Etrurian version is retrograde C and II.</b></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2019-2-17_18-24-5-png.893525/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Etruria or Rasna in their language, Populonia </b>(pronounced <i><b>Fufluna</b></i>)</p><p>2-½ asses , AR 0.85 g. (It is not known what the Etrurian name is for this coin. They have not been able to decipher the Rasna language.)</p><p>3rd century BCE</p><p>Obv: Radiate female head r.; behind, IIC (retrograde).</p><p>Rev: Blank.</p><p>Ref: EC 104 (misdescribed, Female head with an Attic helmet). Historia Numorum Italy 179.</p><p>NAC Comment: Of the highest rarity, apparently only the SECOND specimen known. British museum is where the 2nd one resides</p><p>Ex: <i>From the collection of E.E. Clain-Stefanelli.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>(Thanks for the cool video re:Etruria earlier today, [USER=87404]@Justin Lee[/USER] )</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i><span style="color: #b30000">Next: Another cool denomination</span></i></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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