Octopus / Blank
Populonia (Etruria) - As
Description
Obverse: Octopus, six tentacles
Reverse: Blank
This coin is EC I, 5.27 which is I. Vecchi, Etruscan Coinage Part 1 (Milan, 2012); Notably this coin is Etruscan - not Greek. However, most auction houses list Etruscan coinage under their Greek section as the Etruscans copied their coinage from the Greeks. This was my first coin, I didn't actually read the size when I bought it so when I recieved it I was flabbergasted at the size. And now I almost exclusively collect fractions.
Details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Composition | Silver |
| Issuer | Populonia |
| Ruling Authority | Unknown |
| Period of Issue | 450 BC - 401 BC |
| Weight | 1.07 g |
| Diameter | 10 mm |
| Orientation | ↑↑ 2h |
| Denomination | 1 As |
| Standard | Populonia - As |
| References | EC I #5.27 (O3, misattributed to Pisae, this coin); HN Italy #227; HGC 1 #91 |
Provenance
| Location | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | I. Vecchi, Etruscan Coinage Part 1 (Milan, 2012) | 2012 |
| Unknown | VCV Collection | - |
| United Kingdom | Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction X - Lot 15 | Sep 27, 2015 |
| United Kingdom | Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 22 - Lot 13 | Nov 28, 2015 |
| Switzerland | Collection of a Swiss Etruscologist | - |
| United Kingdom | Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XVI - Lot 18 | Sep 26, 2018 |
| United Kingdom | Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XXVIII - Lot 27 | May 7, 2023 |
| United Kingdom | Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XXX - Lot 10 | Mar 21, 2024 |
| United States | Lelouch Collection | Current |
Additional Images
