Two struck bronze coins arrived today. They fit into my half As collection. (My wife told me I need to change the name, or someone might get the wrong idea.) The oldest was cut to make change. The newest was struck on a much lighter flan than others I could find. I wonder if it was struck on an earlier, or lower denomination coin. If you have a good imagination, and I do, you might see an under type at 11 on the reverse. Post your RR bronze coins, cut or not. Caps of the Dioscuri Æ Cut As Seller's pic Caps of the Dioscuri Æ As. Rome, 169-158 BC. Obv - Laureate head of Janus; above l. Rev - Prow right; above caps of the Dioscuri; before l; [ROMA] below. Crawford 181/1. 10.19g, 31mm. Good Fine. Q. Caecilius Metellus Æ Semis Seller's pic Q. Caecilius Metellus Æ Semis. Rome, AD 130. Obv - Laureate head of Saturn right; S behind Rev - Prow of galley right; [Q•METE] above, S before, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 256/2a. 4.55 g, 2h. I measure 22.3 to 23.5 mm to outside edges. Good Fine - seller's grade. I called it a VF with poor eye appeal due to thin flan. I think the seller was conservative when they graded this coin gF. Most of the details that were on the coin when struck are still there. The flan was thin and low weight. I found 21 examples on line and in books and their average weight was 7.7 grams. There was not enough to fill some of the higher points of the die. It looks like a re-purposed coin that was hammered into a thinner round shape and then struck. Another possibility is the Semis was struck on Triens or Quadrans flan.
