I know this is a Roman Republic coin but do not know anything else about it except it weighs 6.3 grams. I have never really been much to collect Roman Republic coins but this one just sort of called out to me with that big dot behind the head witch I think it the denomination or value of the coin that it was. I liked it so much that I bought it with out researching it. Hope that you all like it also. If you have any like this please post them up !
She's a beauty! Reminds me of something like this https://www.acsearch.info/search.ht...s=1&thesaurus=1&order=1¤cy=usd&company= My latest bronze RR has a little MSC action above the prow:
It is a struck bronze uncia or 1/12th of an As (a one dot coin). Early cast uncias were 1/12th of a Roman pound of bronze, about 27 grams. During the Carthaginian wars Rome ran short of bronze and first reduced the size of cast uncias and then issued smaller still struck uncias. The first series of struck uncias had Roma left / prow right. Your coin is from the second, smaller series with Roma right / Prow coins.
@rrdenarius You have some beautiful coins the one with the green patina is a looker for sure. Thank you so much for letting me know about my coin.
I am a fan of Green Patina too: Vina Roman Republic Anon AE Uncia 217-215 BCE Roma Attic Prow Craw 38-6 Sear 615
The As based on a whole of twelve Uncia: 1 dot = Uncia (1/12th of an As) 2 dots = Sextans (1/6th of an As) 3 dots = Quadrans (1/4th of an As) 4 dots = Triens (1/3rd of an As) 5 dots = Quincunx (5/12ths of an As) 6 dots = Semis (1/2 of an As) Roman Republic. South-East Italy. (211-210 BC). Q series Æ Triens. (22mm, 10.68g) Obverse: Helmeted head of Minerva right, four pellets above. Reverse: Prow right, ROMA above, Q before, four pellets below. Crawford 86A/2.
I believe in the 5/12th of an As: the Quincunx! Roman Republic RR Anon 210 BCEAE 23 Quincunx 6.96g Apollo P behind Dioscuri Luceria 5 pellets Cr 99-4 Syd 309 S 910 Very Rare Luceria Apulia Luceria AE Quincunx 26mm 14.75g- Spoked Wheel 250-217 BCE Athena-Wheel Grose 443 HN Italy 678 SNG ANS 699 FRENTANI Larinum Frentani 210-175 BCE AE Quincunx 22mm 9.8g Mars or Athena corinthian helmet- Galloping Horseman spear sheild tbolt 5 pellets NH Italy 625 BMC 2 SCARCE Teate, Apulia Teate, Apulia, Italia, 225 - 220 B.C. Bronze quincunx, 12.511g, 26.5mm, 0o, Teate mint, Obv: head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet; Rev: TIATI, owl standing right, head facing, closed wings, K (control letter) right, five pellets (mark of value) in exergue ; Ref: BMC Italy p. 146, 9; HN Italy 702a; SNG ANS 744 var., SNG Cop 689 var., SNG BnF 1421 var., SNG Tub 378 var. (all var. no control letter), F, porous, scratches, very rare Comments: Apulia, one of the richest archaeological regions in Italy, was first colonized by Mycenaean Greeks. Apulia was an important area for the Romans, who conquered it during the course of wars against the Samnites and against Pyrrhus in the 4th and 3rd centuries B.C. but also suffered a crushing defeat there in the battle of Cannae against Hannibal. However, after the Carthaginians left the region, the Romans captured the ports of Brindisi and Taranto, and established dominion over the region
Nice pickup! I don't feel the compulsion to collect the Republican coinage intensively, but I do have a little AE denominations set As - Janus Semis - Saturn / S Triens - Minerva / 4 pellets (Apparently deleted my images of my quadrans and sextans) Uncia - Roma / 1 pellet Semuncia - Mercury / no pellets Quartuncia - Roma / no pellets (this is the smallest denomination issued) My rarest denomination is actually from Paestum in Lucania, a sescuncia worth 1.5 unciae, denominated with Pellet-Sigma
THAT is purdy cool, @Finn235 ! I have all of these denominations, but I was not aware of that one. (sescuncia worth 1.5 unciae, denominated with Pellet-Sigma) Ya need to get a Quincunx... Luceria Apulia Luceria AE Quincunx 26mm 14.75g- Spoked Wheel 250-217 BCE Athena-Wheel Grose 443 HN Italy 678 SNG ANS 699
If I do, will antibiotics clear it up? This semis is the only Republican bronze I have owned to date. Hopefully won't have been the last, however.
This triens is actually a scarcer type of specialist interest from McCabe Group F1, and in excellent condition for the type. Really excellent coin. I've only managed to find an Sextans of this series for my own collection so far
