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RIC II Anonymous 27

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

This object is a Roman Empire quadrans coin registered under the type reference RIC II Anonymous 27. The obverse design depicts a griffon facing right, resting its front left paw on a wheel, with no obverse legend recorded. The reverse design shows a tripod and displays the inscription legend S C.

The recorded physical material of the coin is bronze, and the denomination is quadrans. The place of minting is recorded as Rome, and the issuing authority is listed as Anonymous. The record does not state a date, maker, manufacturing technique, physical measurements, or holding institution. The item is identified in the RIC / OCRE catalogue under the reference number ric.2.anys.27, based on data from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
2
Catalogue references
1

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Historical context

During the Roman Empire, which spanned from 27 BC to AD 476, bronze coins were produced at the Rome mint under anonymous authority alongside imperial issues. Unlike higher-value denominations of the empire, small bronzes often lacked an imperial portrait, appearing sporadically without the name or likeness of the reigning emperor.

After bronze coinage was reduced to the semuncial standard around 90 BC, the quadrans served as the lowest-valued coin in production, continuing to be struck sporadically until the reign of Antoninus Pius. Due to the small physical size of the denomination, issues such as this anonymous quadrans rarely bore an imperial effigy, featuring instead emblems like a griffon with a wheel and a tripod, accompanied by the reverse legend "S C".

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Denomination
Quadrans

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Authority
Anonymous

Design

Obverse
Griffon right, resting front left paw on wheel
Reverse
Tripod
Obverse legend
Research required
Reverse legend
S C

Identification

Type reference
RIC II Anonymous 27
Denomination and metal
Quadrans, Bronze
Obverse legend to match
Research required
Reverse legend to match
S C
Source note
Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary.

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references

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