I picked up another Quincunx the other day. Not a pretty, but they are fairly difficult to find. I enjoy its odd legacy among the Republican Roman realm... The Romans used a 12 Unciae to an As currency, where the Greeks in Italia and Sicily used a 10 Unciae to an As. For Romans their Quincunx coin is 5/12's of an As... bizarre. But in trade with other Italian cities and states, it can easily passed as a 5/10th As or a Half-As (Semis). Here is my newest Quincunx: Teate Apulia 225-220 BCE AE Quincunx 12.5g 26.5mm Athena R Corinthn helmet - TIATI owl K 5 pellets - BMC HN Italy 702a SNG Cop 689 var RARE OTHER Quincunx in my Sub-collection: This one is very difficult to find... Roman Republic Anon AE 23 Quincunx 211-200 BCE 6.96g Apollo P behind Dioscuri Luceria 5 pellets Craw 99-4 Sear 910 Rare 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 Apulia Luceria AE Quincunx - Spoked Wheel 250-217 BCE Athena-Wheel Grose 443 HN Italy 678 SNG ANS 699 Here is a Pentonkion from Sicily: Sicily Mamertini 264-241 BCE AE Pentonkion Zeus Warrior Shield Spear Merc Samnites- Messana (5 Onkia) Feel free to post your QUINCUNX (yeah right, no one gets this weird in collecting...) OR Pentonkions or any other cool AE coin!
Thats a rare bunch of 5 Uncia coins Bing, I have none But I have a rather ugly 5 Onkia from Messina :
I love those quincunxes! It is amazing that you have found so many, since they are difficult to find. Alas, I only have 1 quincunx. But I also have a quatrunx from 217-212 BC (series based on a 10-uncia nummus of about 79g). Apulia, Luceria 250-217 BC AE Quincunx (struck issue) 16.6 gm - 25 mm Obv: Hd.of Athena r., in crested Corinthian helmet, 4 pellets above Rev: Wheel of 8 spokes, LOVCERI between Apulia, Luceria 217-213 BC Æs Quatrunx 27.87 gm - 30 Mm Obv: Thunderbolt. Rev: Club, in field ****, below L or similar Reference: Vecchi ICC 346
