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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Drusus, post: 551052, member: 6370&quot;]well, the coin is not a Dupondius but a Sestertius broken in half. A Serstertius is supposed to be worth 2 1/2 Asses. A Sestertius is made of Orichalcum (brass) which was considered to be worth twice that of bronze. A Dupondius (which this is not) was a half Sestertius coin made of Brass and worth about 2 Asses.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>At the time of Commodus, the Dupondius would have had a portrait of the emperor in a radiate crown. This appears to be simply a Sestertius that has been broken in half for whatever reason. Coins can break on their own or could be broken in half to half its value...all the same I am not sure if I would call it a Dupondius simply because by being broken in half, it is half the value of a Sestertius which is the value of a Dupondius. I would just call it, like you said in the title, a halved Sestertius.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you break a 50 cent peice in half, would you call that half a Quarter? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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