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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ambr0zie, post: 8048325, member: 80952&quot;]When I started collecting ancient coins, my knowledge in regards to RR coinage was zero. It is still one of the areas where I need to study much more. </p><p>I participated, with unexpected success, in an auction this weekend (Santa Claus is coming much earlier this year) and I managed to buy 2 snacks that were not must have coins but nevertheless, very welcome in my albums - my first RR bronzes. </p><p><br /></p><p>This corroded small(ish) coin caught my eye because of the decent obverse and because it is the smallest RR denomination - quartuncia - 1/4 uncia, 1/48 as.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1393363[/ATTACH]</p><p>I certainly didn&#039;t want to pay too much for it, because I was saving for a coin further in the auction, my main target. But... no bids, going once, going twice... let me have it. </p><p><br /></p><p>Anonymous 217-215 BC. Rome</p><p>Quartuncia Æ</p><p>16 mm, 2,46 g</p><p>Obv: Head of Roma, right, wearing Attic helmet. / Rev: Roma, Prow, right</p><p>RRC 38/8</p><p>Our colleague [USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER] has a much nicer version but attributes it as Saturn. </p><p>Who is depicted on the obverse? </p><p><br /></p><p>Second one was a classic design I have seen numerous times but was never too tempting until yesterday, when I decided it is a good pair for the quartuncia. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1393371[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I am quite familiar with the RR design with Janus and prow, but I wasn&#039;t aware of the numerous similar coins and I am having issues in identifying it. </p><p><br /></p><p>It was sold as &quot; Anonymous 211 BC. Rome. As Æ. 27 mm, 14,23 g&quot; and I thought it will be easy to find on CRRO. Apparently the description would point here</p><p><a href="http://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-56.2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-56.2" rel="nofollow">http://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-56.2</a></p><p>but this coin is much bigger and heavier. </p><p><br /></p><p>Any help is appreciated. </p><p><br /></p><p>And please post new RR additions, small denominations ... or larger.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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