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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 3624278, member: 91461&quot;]My understanding is that the &quot;X&quot; is a mark of value equaling 10 assess. Here&#039;s 2 coins also with the X. One with it in front and one behind the head of Roma:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]971831[/ATTACH]</p><p>Decimius Flavus</p><p>150 BC. AR Denarius (17.8mm, 3.46 g, 5h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) to left / Diana Lucifera driving galloping biga right, holding reins and whip; FLAVS below, ROMA in partial tablet in exergue. Crawford 207/1;</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]971832[/ATTACH]</p><p>M. Atilius Saranus</p><p>148 BC. Rome Denarius AR 16mm., 3,48g.</p><p>Helmeted head of Roma right, behind, SARAN and below chin, X / The Dioscuri galloping right, below horses, M ATILI and in exergue, ROMA.</p><p>nearly very fine.</p><p>Babelon Atilia 8; Sydenham 398b; RBW 905; Crawford 214/1b. Former Savoca</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>When the value went from being with 16 to 10 assess though is a good question for Kenneth Harl&#039;s book Coinage in the Roman economy. If this isn&#039;t answered by later today, I&#039;ll dig up my copy and see what he says about the matter.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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