1 Uncia Telamon?

Features

Issuer Uncertain Etruscan mint (Etruria)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 301 BC - 201 BC
Value 1 Uncia = 1⁄12 As
Currency As (circa 301-201 BC)
Composition Bronze
Weight 14.15 g
Diameter 23 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
179898
References ICC# 316,
Italo Vecchi; 2013. Italian Cast Coinage. B & H Kreindler, London, United Kingdom.
HN Italy# 395,
N. Keith Rutter, Andrew Burnett; 2001. Historia numorum : Italy. British Museum Press, London, United Kingdom.
Haeberlin# p. 279,
Ernst Justus Haeberlin; 1910. Aes Grave : das Schwergeld Roms und Mittelitaliens einschliesslich der ihm vorausgehenden Rohbronzewährung. Joseph Baer, Frankfurt, Germany.
Catalli# 93,
Fiorenzo Catalli; 1998. Monete Etrusche (2nd edition). Libreria dello Stato, Rome, Italy.
SNG Firenze 2# 1172
Fiorenzo Catalli; 2007. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Italia, Firenze / Part 2. Etruria : Museo Archeologico Nazionale. Numismatica Ars Classica, Florence, Italy.

Obverse

Dot surrounded by uncertain legend.

Lettering: TLAM

Translation: [Telamon?]

Reverse

Dot.

Edge

Smooth.

Comments

This example is seemingly unique, with the only known example being in the Archaeological Museum of Florence.

Various sources mention the existence of coins from Telamon. The idea of a mint in Telamon was first proposed after an erroneous reading of the legends of coins from Velutonia (reading TLA or TALAM rather than VATL). In 1848, George Dennis proposed the Telamon series were similar to ones struck at Rome (a Janus head / Prow combination), with the addition of the legend TLATE, TLA, or TL. Even so, no pictures seem to exist, and it is suggested that there was more erroneous reading on some worn coins.

The type in question is another with a mysterious legend, but is the closest contender to a coin from Telamon. It was originally attributed to Telamon, later to Populonia, then to an uncertain Etruscan mint. Readings of the legend include (chronologically):

1) TLAM (by Garrucci)
2) PV-LA (by Sambon)
3) XARU (by Haeberlin)

While this coin is possibly from Telamon, it cannot be confirmed unless another example with a more legible legend is discovered.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (301 BC - 201 BC)  Unique

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