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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 3695629, member: 99456&quot;]To fully appreciate this coin of Hadrian that is at least tentatively defined as an uncia or 1/12th of an As ...[ATTACH=full]990463[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Hadrian, </b>117-138 AD, Æ Uncia (9.6mm, 0.95g)</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Laureate head right</p><p><b>Rev: </b>S C in wreath</p><p><b>Ref:</b> <a href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2.hdn.629B" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2.hdn.629B" rel="nofollow">RIC II 629b</a></p><p><br /></p><p>it should be seen in context of it&#039;s larger relative the sestertius.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]990465[/ATTACH]</p><p>Some or all of these small bronzes may be from the mint of Antioch in Syria.&nbsp; There was apparently a metalurgical analysis that showed the metal was closer to that of coins minted in Rome than provincial coins - interested to know more about this short revival of the uncia if anyone knows more.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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