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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 4427384, member: 51347&quot;]Great writeup, [USER=72790]@kevin McGonigal[/USER] , and yeah, cool denominations are kinda fun.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since I enjoy collecting various Roman Republic coins, I never felt that Quinarii or REAL Sestertii (AR!) were unusual for me.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I do collect Quinarii, but do not have a huge number of them...</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a few for fun:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>QUINARIUS</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Pre-Reform of 211 BCE:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I like Kenneth Harl&#039;s arguments on the Denarius Pre-Reform of 211 BCE.&nbsp; This coin may had been called a &quot;Drachm&quot; but it was tarriffed at 5 Asses.&nbsp; Which, is a Quinarius.&nbsp; Same with the Roman DiDrachm, which was Tarriffed at 10 Asses or is a Denarius.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1109232[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic </p><p>Anon Ca 240 BCE </p><p>AR Heavy Quinarius Drachm (5 Asses)</p><p>16mm 3.0g Rome </p><p>Helmet Hd of Mars r - </p><p>Horse’s hd sickle </p><p>Cr 25-2 Syd 25 RSC 34a VeryRare</p><p><br /></p><p><b>POST 211 REFORM</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1109234[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic </p><p>Anon after 211 BCE </p><p>AR Quinarius 2.12g (5 Asses)</p><p>Helmeted hd Roma - </p><p>Dioscuri riding </p><p>Cr 68-2b was 44-6 RSC 3 </p><p>ex Clain-Stefanelli</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>SESTERTIUS</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1109235[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic </p><p>AR Sestertius </p><p>After 211 BCE </p><p>12mm 1.0g </p><p>Rome mint </p><p>Roma r IIS - (2 Asses and a Semis or 2-1/2 Asses - the ORIGINAL definition and derivative of the word Sestertius)</p><p>Dioscuri riding stars in ex ROMA </p><p>Sear 46 Craw 44-7 RSC 4</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>QUINCUNX</b></p><p><br /></p><p>The Romans tarriffed the As at 12 Unciae.&nbsp; Some Italians tarriffed the As at 10 Unciae.&nbsp; This denomination may had helped Rome facilitate everyday trade with Italians.&nbsp; HOWEVER, this one is actually a Roman 5/12th of an As:</p><p><br /></p><p>(I have a few other versions, but this is the hard one to find)</p><p><br /></p><p>They only made these for a year or so... Gee, I wonder why...?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1109238[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic </p><p>Anon 210 BCE </p><p>AE 23 Quincunx (5/12th of an As)</p><p>6.96g </p><p>Apollo P behind </p><p>Dioscuri </p><p>Luceria </p><p>5 pellets </p><p>Craw 99-4 Syd 309 Sear 910 Very Rare[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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