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<p>[QUOTE="stevex6, post: 1866369, member: 44183"]<span style="color: #0000ff">Ummm, again => always take ancient coin-advice from stevex6 with a grain of salt, but as with the "S" and the Semis, I'm thinking the three-pellets must be an indicator for a "quadrans"? (gawd, I don't even believe my own hypothesis!!)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"> </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">... anyway ... here is a quadrans for comparison ... </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>Anonymous AE20 quadrans</b></span></p><p>128 BC</p><p>Diameter: 20.2 mm</p><p>Weight: 4.29 grams</p><p>Obverse: Head of Hercules right, wearing lion’s skin; behind, three pellets</p><p>Reverse: Prow of galley right; above, elephant’s head right; before, three pellet; below, ROMA</p><p>Reference: Crawford 262/4; Sydenham 497b; Caecilia 41</p><p>Other: scarce</p><p> </p><p>[ATTACH=full]314578[/ATTACH] </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[ATTACH=full]314579[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stevex6, post: 1866369, member: 44183"][COLOR=#0000ff]Ummm, again => always take ancient coin-advice from stevex6 with a grain of salt, but as with the "S" and the Semis, I'm thinking the three-pellets must be an indicator for a "quadrans"? (gawd, I don't even believe my own hypothesis!!) :oops:[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]... anyway ... here is a quadrans for comparison ... [/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000][B]Anonymous AE20 quadrans[/B][/COLOR] 128 BC Diameter: 20.2 mm Weight: 4.29 grams Obverse: Head of Hercules right, wearing lion’s skin; behind, three pellets Reverse: Prow of galley right; above, elephant’s head right; before, three pellet; below, ROMA Reference: Crawford 262/4; Sydenham 497b; Caecilia 41 Other: scarce [ATTACH=full]314578[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]314579[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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