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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 4432662, member: 98035&quot;]I am not too familiar with them, but I believe they were only minted at Rome.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is also interesting to note that they don&#039;t bear the SC, so they would be considered medallions if they weren&#039;t so common and usually found with circulation wear.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is also an extremely rare &quot;dupondius&quot; which features Aurelian radiate on the obverse and Severina on a crescent on the reverse - despite only weighing 13g, I would be more apt to call them double sestertii.</p><p><br /></p><p>Other rare denominations from my Greek collection:</p><p><br /></p><p>Not rare as a denomination, but this Kyme diobol or trihemiobol may be unique or one of only a few known, compared to the plentiful hemiobols of this type </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1109607[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Also a rare denomination, but apparently unique type in that denomination, an itty-bitty Troas, Dardanos hemitartemorion, only 0.07g - too small to be useful in daily commerce, or did 99% of all examples dissolve in the soil?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1109610[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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