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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 8662968, member: 44316&quot;]Here is a coin of the smallest Roman denomination, struck for use at Antioch. The good style suggests it was struck at Rome and distributed to Syria. It is often considered a coin of Antioch (note the large &quot;SC&quot;):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1520070[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>It is tiny, which is hard to tell in a photograph on-line, so compare it to a US cent: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1520071[/ATTACH]&nbsp; </p><p>Trajan. <b>12 mm</b>. 1.02 grams. Very small.</p><p>Struck from Roman mint dies for distribution in Syria</p><p><i>RPC</i> III 3681 Antioch, chalkous</p><p><i>RIC</i> II Trajan 443 &quot;semis&quot; page 276 &quot;Probably 101-103&quot;</p><p>McAlee, <i>Antioch</i>, 526 &quot;rare&quot; page 214 &quot;half-quadrans/chalous&quot;</p><p>Sear II 3250 &quot;copper uncia&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>As you can see from the references, the correct name of the denomination is uncertain.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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