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<p>[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 4429208, member: 51347"]I also have several Quinarii. 5 has nothing to do with my collecting interest.</p><p><br /></p><p>I developed an interest in Quincunx because of their unusual denomination. Since these were a disparity among many of the Italic Tribes having 10 Unciae vs. 12 Unciae to an As, the Romans still had to accommodate trade with their Italian neighbors. So, they created a Quincunx which was 5/12 of a Roman As.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 4429208, member: 51347"]I also have several Quinarii. 5 has nothing to do with my collecting interest. I developed an interest in Quincunx because of their unusual denomination. Since these were a disparity among many of the Italic Tribes having 10 Unciae vs. 12 Unciae to an As, the Romans still had to accommodate trade with their Italian neighbors. So, they created a Quincunx which was 5/12 of a Roman As.[/QUOTE]
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