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Offline Andrew McCabe

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Roman struck bronze of the day
« on: May 04, 2012, 09:31:35 am »
It's a long time since I posted a COTD, but this semuncia is very special indeed. It's in amazing condition, extremely heavy for the type (8.06 grams which equates to an As weight of 386 grams for this semilibral piece, some 20% above the weight norm), and has a lovely patina. It's still just a little baby coin but a really beautiful one!

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Re: Roman struck bronze of the day
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2012, 11:30:11 am »
Must be hard to find republican AE in condition as good as this!
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Re: Roman struck bronze of the day
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2012, 04:10:48 pm »
Wow!!!
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Re: Roman struck bronze of the day
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2012, 04:17:30 pm »
Andrew,

Could you give us the information for this little beauty, such as when minted, where, etc.?

Thanks for sharing!

mz
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Re: Roman struck bronze of the day
« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2012, 04:38:48 pm »
Quote from: Mark Z on May 04, 2012, 04:17:30 pm
Andrew,

Could you give us the information for this little beauty, such as when minted, where, etc.?

Thanks for sharing!

mz

Hi Mark

It was struck 217-215 BC. It was the smallest denomination struck by the Roman mint. At 8.1 grams it is a large coin by today's standards - it is the same weight as the heaviest coin in europe today, the 2 euro. The design (turreted female head / horseman) remains enigmatic.
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Re: Roman struck bronze of the day
« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2012, 08:06:01 pm »
Very nice!

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Re: Roman struck bronze of the day
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2012, 06:23:51 pm »
You indicated this is a "baby coin" and the smallest denomination minted by Rome, so I was wondering what's the diameter?

A very impressive reverse!

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Re: Roman struck bronze of the day
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2012, 06:28:26 pm »
Quote from: David Atherton on May 05, 2012, 06:23:51 pm
You indicated this is a "baby coin" and the smallest denomination minted by Rome, so I was wondering what's the diameter?

A very impressive reverse!



20mm diameter, nearly 3mm thick, 8.06 grams. Pretty hefty for the "smallest" coin. The biggest coins of the day weighed up to 1 kilogram. There was a quartuncia (half this size) in a parallel or possible earlier series, but my COTD was the smallest denomination in this series.

The normal weight range for these coins was between 6 and 7 grams.
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