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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 3008801, member: 51347&quot;]I picked up another <b>Quincunx</b> the other day.&nbsp; Not a pretty, but they are fairly difficult to find.</p><p><br /></p><p>I enjoy its odd legacy among the Republican Roman realm...&nbsp; The Romans used a 12 Unciae to an As currency, where the Greeks in Italia and Sicily used a 10 Unciae to an As.&nbsp; For Romans their Quincunx coin is 5/12&#039;s of an As... bizarre.&nbsp; But in trade with other Italian cities and states, it can easily passed as a 5/10th As or a Half-As (Semis).</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my newest <b>Quincunx</b>:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]745903[/ATTACH]</p><p>Teate Apulia 225-220 BCE AE&nbsp; Quincunx 12.5g 26.5mm Athena R Corinthn helmet - TIATI owl K 5 pellets -&nbsp; BMC HN Italy 702a SNG Cop 689 var RARE</p><p><br /></p><p><b>OTHER Quincunx in my Sub-collection:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>This one is very difficult to find...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]745904[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic Anon AE 23 Quincunx 211-200 BCE 6.96g Apollo P behind Dioscuri Luceria 5 pellets Craw 99-4 Sear 910 Rare</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]745905[/ATTACH]</p><p>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</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]745906[/ATTACH]</p><p>Apulia Luceria AE Quincunx - Spoked Wheel 250-217 BCE Athena-Wheel</p><p>Grose 443&nbsp; HN Italy 678 SNG ANS 699</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a Pentonkion from Sicily:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]745908[/ATTACH]</p><p>Sicily Mamertini 264-241 BCE AE Pentonkion Zeus Warrior Shield Spear Merc Samnites- Messana&nbsp; (5 Onkia)</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i><font size="6"><span style="color: #b30000">Feel free to post your QUINCUNX </span></font></i></b></p><p><b><i><font size="6"><span style="color: #b30000">(yeah right, no one gets this weird in collecting...) </span></font></i></b></p><p><b><i><font size="6"><span style="color: #b30000">OR Pentonkions or any other cool AE coin!</span></font></i></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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