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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2637122, member: 56859&quot;]Called, as in denomination?&nbsp; Unknown, as is often the case.&nbsp; There are various naming schemes but sometimes we just don&#039;t know the local ancient name for the denomination.&nbsp; In that case, just note the size as I have done here:&nbsp; AE 13 (AE is the abbreviation for bronze; 13 mm).</p><p><br /></p><p>Some information about denominations can be found on various ancient coin websites.&nbsp; Keep in mind that some of these charts are just theoretical or a modern means of communicating about various coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Greek%20Coin%20Denominations" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Greek%20Coin%20Denominations" rel="nofollow">Greek denominations</a>&nbsp; A chart by weight and region.&nbsp; It is only for silver coins and is imprecise and speculative.&nbsp; I don&#039;t have any such tables bookmarked for Greek bronze or gold.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Roman coin denominations varied by era.&nbsp; Some reading:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.unrv.com/economy/roman-coin-denominations.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.unrv.com/economy/roman-coin-denominations.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.unrv.com/economy/roman-coin-denominations.php</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Denomination" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Denomination" rel="nofollow">https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Denomination</a> (also repeats the Greek denomination weight chart)</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Provincials throw more uncertainty into the mix.&nbsp; Provincials were coins issued by semi-autonomous cities/regions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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