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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 3293687, member: 75525&quot;]Today&#039;s mail brought an early example of a Roman coin. According to Crawford this coin is part of the series dated 280 to 276 BC. It is the first series attributed to Rome (earlier issues were cast ingots or coins not from Rome). </p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Aes Grave Quadrans Hand Barley </b></p><p>Cr. 14/4; Rome 280-276 BC</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]871246[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]871248[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]871250[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]871249[/ATTACH] </p><p>Roman Republic, Quadrans, Aes Grave, Rome, 280 – 276 BC</p><p>Dioscuri/Mercury series, Cast Quadrans</p><p>Obv - Right hand; at left, three pellets.</p><p>Rev - Two barley-grains; between, three pellets.</p><p>Flan is broken from removing sprue at bottom. The coin has an earthen deep olive green patina. Casting has low profile at fingers and dots. Good VF. This is an early, heavy, coin. The equivalent weight of an As is 331 grams.</p><p><br /></p><p>From about 280 BC, Rome issued large round coins, ….. unlike most fiduciary Greek bronze issues, the Roman coins were of full intrinsic weight, clearly denominated with symbols and pellets and based on the Roman Libral As of about 324 grams.”</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Italian Cast Coinage, Italo Vecchi; pg 31</p><p><br /></p><p>82.8 grams</p><p>Diameter = 43 mm (34 mm at sprue break) X 12 mm thick</p><p>Cr. 14/4.</p><p>Vecchi ICC 29.</p><p>HN Italy 271.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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