A while back I was able to procure this from one of our esteemed CT members. It is the only coin like it that I own. The demonination is called Uncia. Denominations of bronze coinage was based on the unit of the 'as". Originally 1 Roman pound, the "as" weighed about 324 grams, with one "as" divided into 12 ounces or 12 unciae. In the system used to mark denominations on bronze coinage, one uncia is represented by a raised dot. ANONYMOUS ROMAN REPUBLIC Æ Uncia Obv.: Helmeted head of Roma left, pellet behind Rev.: Galley prow right, ROMA above, pellet below Rome mint, 217-215 BC 25mm, 8.8g, 3h Reference: Crawford 38/6, Sydenham 86 , BMC 88 Ex JZ Unlike some, I learn from others posts and I find coins I might try to obtain based on those posts. Please, feel free to post any coins you might find remotely connected, and thanks for looking.
i only have two republican bronze coins, an as and a semuncia. i had no clue what a semuncia even was when i bought this coin, it's one half of an uncia.
Nice coin! This is a very interesting series that I'd like to collect more coins from, but I must make a correction - this uncia is not cast, it is struck. The Crawford 38 series includes both cast and struck bronzes, with the larger denominations(i.e. as, semis, etc.) being cast and the smaller denominations(i.e. the uncia, semuncia, etc.) struck. You can see some examples of the other cast and struck denominations of this series on Andrew McCabe's page here. There are earlier cast unciae, but this one was struck during the period that Rome was transitioning from struck to cast bronze. The semuncia below is struck and part of the same series:
Nice Uncia @Bing !!! I love these coins! Yours really round out the Roman Republican collection! I have CAST UNCIAs: LUCERIA Aes Grave Anonymous, ca. 217-212 BC, AE uncia (7.36g). Obv: Frog viewed from above Rev: corn-ear, pellet left & retrograde letter L left, Ref: T&V-285. Roman Republic 269-240 BCE Aes Grave Uncia astragalos (Knuckle-Bone) 22mm, 10.1g, Cast bronze Obv: astragalos (knuckle-bone) Rev: astragaols (knuckle-bone) Olive-brown patina STRUCK UNCIAs: RR Anon AE Uncia 217-215 BC Roma Attic Prow Cr 38-6 S 615 Campania CAPUA AE Uncia 216-211 Diana Boar Hannibal capital Italia - very scarce (Rome destroyed as many as they could) SEMUNCIAs: RR Anon AE Semuncia 217-215 Mercury Prow S 620 Cr 38-7 RR Anon AE Semuncia 217-215 BC Turreted Horseman Whip Roma Cr 39-5 S 619
Unfortunately my collection is not big on early republican, but I have an AE uncia struck 217-215 BC, 24mm, 11.8g, CR 38/6 one of my favorite coins,
Nice pick-up Bing!! Brian seems to be leading the pack with his multiple cool posts. My sole Uncia example isn't as nice as A-A's sole example, but here it is--Roma with an obliterated Prow reverse:
Sweet OP-score, Big-B Ummm, is a Greek Onkia similar to an RR Uncia? either way => here are two of my AE cast One Onkia examples ... Akragas, Onkia 450-440 BC Eagle & Crab-leg Selinos, Onkia 450-440 BC Kantharos & Selinon Leaf Bing => Congrats again on your AE RR addition (cheers)
I think they were relatively contemporary denoms between Italia and the Greeks... I would say the Uncia and Onkia had the same representation of denomination.
Nice OP coin @Bing, Below is my own uncia, unfortunately not pictured as it would deserve Republic, Uncia Rome mint, c. 215-212 Head of Roma right wearing attic helmet, pellet behind ROMA prow of galley right 9.08 gr Ref : Crawford 41/10 Q
