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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 3624671, member: 51347&quot;]<b>[USER=38987]@JBGood[/USER] , I love the mystery of this transition: X or 10 Asses, to XVI or 16 Asses, to * for 16 Asses, then X or * for 16 Asses! </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Yeah, the Denarius transition from 10 As to 16 As was murky - X to Ж (sideways). The <span style="color: #b30000"><i>AR Sestertius had IIS (2 Asses and a Semis</i>)</span>, and the <i><span style="color: #b30000">AR Quinarius was a V (5)</span></i>. </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Although we think it an odd transition, if you lived the times, I am curious how all of that devaluation was communicated or executed in everyday life...</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Mine:</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><b>1) Here is one that is <span style="color: #b30000"><i>X or 10 Asses</i></span> in 146 BCE</b> JUST before it turned to XVI</b></p><p><b><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2018-12-23_18-30-1-png.864607/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></b></p><p>RR AR Denarius C Antestiu Rome 146 BCE 3.97g 19.0mm Helm hd Roma R X C ANTESTI - Dioscuri gllpng R puppy-dog running ROMA</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>TRANSITION to <span style="color: #b30000"><i>XVI or 16 Asses</i></span></b></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/rr-l-julius-141-bce-roma-xvi-diascuri-gallop-s-100-cr-224-1-jpg.864594/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>RR L Julius 141 BCE AR Den Roma Dioscuri <b>XVI</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/rr-l-julius-141-bce-ar-den-roma-xvi-dioscuri-galloping-s-100-cr-224-1-jpg.864596/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>RR L Julius 141 BCE AR Den Roma <b>XVI</b> Dioscuri galloping S 100 Cr 224-1</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Here is a 138 BCE Denarius <span style="color: #b30000"><i>reverting BACK to X, albeit for 16 Asses...</i></span></b></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2018-12-23_18-24-44-png.864601/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>RR C Renius AR Denarius 18mm 3.8g Roma 138 BC Helmeted hd Roma r X - C RENI ROMA Juno driving biga goats r whip reins scepter Cr 231-1</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Here is a 136 BCE with a <span style="color: #b30000"><i>Crossbar-X 16 Asses:</i></span></b></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2018-12-23_18-26-22-png.864606/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>RR AR Denarius 3.85g L Antestius Gragulus 136 BCE Rome mint Roma Jupiter quadriga tbolt Cr 238-1 Syd 451</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>QUINARIUS - V on obv:</b></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2017-12-20_16-40-44-png.716091/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>RR Anon AR Quinarius 211-210 BCE 16mm 2.14g SE Italia mint Roma V ROMA Dioscuri Cr 85-1a SYD 174 RSC33b ex RBW SCARCE</p><p><br /></p><p><b>SESTERTIUS - IIS on obv:</b></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2017-12-20_16-42-14-png.716093/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>RR AR Sestertius After 211 BCE 12mm 1.0g Rome mint Roma r IIS - Dioscuri riding stars in ex ROMA Sear 46 Craw 44-7 RSC 4[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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