The semuncia was an ancient Roman bronze coin valued at one twenty-fourth of an as, or half an uncia, produced during the Roman Republican era. It was made during the beginning of Roman cast bronze coinage as the lowest valued denomination.
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The most common obverse types were a head of Mercury or an acorn, and the most common reverse types were a prow or a caduceus.[1] It was issued until about 210 BC, at about the same time as the denarius was introduced.
References
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edit- Sear, D. R. (2000). The Republic and the twelve Caesars, 280 BC–AD 96. Roman coins and their values. Vol. 1. London: Spink. ISBN 9781902040356.
External links
edit- Media related to semuncia at Wikimedia Commons