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<p>[QUOTE="Carausius, post: 4158983, member: 76440"]Ryro's coin of course, is a CAST Aes Grave Triens. To continue his story, within a year or so of Hannibal's invasion, circa 217 BCE, the Romans were forced to reduce the weight standard of their bronze coinage by half. The cost of defense and the war's impact on flow of materials were to blame for this "semilibral reduction" under which the As weighed half a Roman pound. The weight reduction made striking of lower denomination bronze coins more practical. The following Triens was STRUCK, not cast, during this semilibral reduction period:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1073178[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Rome. The Republic. </b></p><p><b>Semilibral Reduction, 217-215 BCE</b></p><p><b>Æ Triens (54 grams; 37 mm).</b></p><p><b>Uncertain Italian Mint.</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: Head of Juno (?) right, wearing double-crested diadem, her hair tied in three ringlets down neck; scepter or sword over left shoulder; ●●●● (mark of value) behind.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reverse</b>: Hercules, naked but for lion skin, grasping centaur by hair and preparing to strike him with club; ●●●● (mark of value) before; ROMA in exergue.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>References</b>: Crawford 39/1; Sydenham 93 (R6); BMCRR (Romano-Campanian) 113-115.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Provenance</b>: Ex Munzen und Medaillen 47 (1972), Lot 74.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Carausius, post: 4158983, member: 76440"]Ryro's coin of course, is a CAST Aes Grave Triens. To continue his story, within a year or so of Hannibal's invasion, circa 217 BCE, the Romans were forced to reduce the weight standard of their bronze coinage by half. The cost of defense and the war's impact on flow of materials were to blame for this "semilibral reduction" under which the As weighed half a Roman pound. The weight reduction made striking of lower denomination bronze coins more practical. The following Triens was STRUCK, not cast, during this semilibral reduction period: [ATTACH=full]1073178[/ATTACH] [B]Rome. The Republic. Semilibral Reduction, 217-215 BCE Æ Triens (54 grams; 37 mm). Uncertain Italian Mint.[/B] [B]Obverse[/B]: Head of Juno (?) right, wearing double-crested diadem, her hair tied in three ringlets down neck; scepter or sword over left shoulder; ●●●● (mark of value) behind. [B]Reverse[/B]: Hercules, naked but for lion skin, grasping centaur by hair and preparing to strike him with club; ●●●● (mark of value) before; ROMA in exergue. [B]References[/B]: Crawford 39/1; Sydenham 93 (R6); BMCRR (Romano-Campanian) 113-115. [B]Provenance[/B]: Ex Munzen und Medaillen 47 (1972), Lot 74.[/QUOTE]
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