Uncia

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Republic (509 BC - 27 BC)
Ruling authority	Republic (509 BC - 27 BC)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	241 BC - 235 BC
Value	Uncia (1⁄12)
Currency	As (circa 280-221 BC)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	22.72 g
Diameter	28 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Cast
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 383673
References	RRC# 25/9 Michael Hewson Crawford; 1974. Roman Republican Coinage. Cambridge University Press, London, United Kingdom (2 volumes). , CRR# 49 Edward Allen Sydenham; 1952. The Coinage of the Roman Republic. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , HN Italy# 305 Keith Rutter, Andrew Michael Burnett; 2001. Historia numorum: Italy. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. , BMC Gr/It# 15 Reginald Stuart Poole, Barclay Vincent Head, Percy Gardner, Warwick William Wroth, George Francis Hill; 1873. A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum / Volume 1. Italy. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. , ICC 1979# 41 Bradbury K. Thurlow, Italo Vecchi; 1979. Italian Cast Coinage: Italian aes grave. Vecchi, London, United Kingdom. , ICC 2013# 53 Italo Vecchi; 2013. Italian Cast Coinage. London Ancient Coins, London, United Kingdom. , RBW# 46 Roberto Russo; 2013. The RBW Collection of Roman Republican Coins. Numismatica Ars Classica, Zürich, Switzerland.

Obverse

Knucklebone, seen from outside.

Reverse

Denominational mark; beside, sickle.

Lettering: ●

Mint

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