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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 3274911, member: 51347&quot;]<b><i>I love the mystery of this transition:&nbsp; X or 10 Asses, to XVI or 16 Asses,&nbsp; to * for 16 Asses, then X or * for 16 Asses!&nbsp; </i></b></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p><b><i>Although we think it an odd transition, if you lived the times, I am curious how all of that devaluation was communicated or executed in everyday life...</i></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Mine:</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]864594[/ATTACH]</p><p>RR L Julius 141 BCE AR Den Roma Dioscuri <b>XVI</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]864596[/ATTACH]</p><p>RR L Julius 141 BCE AR Den Roma <b>XVI</b> Dioscuri galloping S 100 Cr 224-1</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a <b>138 BCE</b> Denarius <b>reverting BACK to X</b>, albeit for 16 Asses...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]864601[/ATTACH]</p><p>RR C Renius AR Denarius 18mm 3.8g Roma 138 BC Helmeted hd Roma r X - C RENI ROMA Juno driving biga goats r whip reins scepter Cr 231-1</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a <b>136 BCE</b> with a <b>Crossbar-X 16 Asses</b>:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]864606[/ATTACH]</p><p>RR AR Denarius 3.85g L Antestius Gragulus 136 BCE Rome mint Roma Jupiter quadriga tbolt Cr 238-1 Syd 451</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one that is <b>X or 10 Asses in 146 BCE</b>&nbsp; JUST before it turned to LVI</p><p>[ATTACH=full]864607[/ATTACH]</p><p>RR AR Denarius C Antestiu Rome 146 BCE 3.97g 19.0mm Helm hd Roma R<b> X </b>C ANTESTI - Dioscuri gllpng R puppy-dog running ROMA[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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