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1 Quadrans Dots below, without caduceus
| Issuer | Uncertain city of Central Italy |
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| Year | 301 BC - 201 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A fish depicted in profile, oriented to the right, rendered in low relief against a plain field. Below the fish, three pellets (dots) serve as the value marks denoting the quadrans denomination. The casting is irregular and the surface bears a thick green patina consistent with ancient bronze burial. |
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| Reverse description | A large rayed wheel or star pattern occupying the full flan, with multiple radiating lines extending from a central boss to the periphery, creating a spoke-like or solar motif. The design is deeply cast in high relief, characteristic of Central Italian aes grave coinage of the third to second century BC. The surface retains a heavy green patina with areas of earthen encrustation. |
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Heavy cast aes grave of this type circulated before Rome had fully consolidated monetary authority over central Italy, issued by a mint that scholars have never conclusively identified. The absence of the caduceus — present on closely related types — marks this as a distinct emission, not a die slip or workshop variation, and the distinction has been recognized since Haeberlin's foundational 1910 study of aes grave coinage.
At over 62 grams, this quadrans adheres to a weight standard that was already becoming obsolete as Rome's military campaigns drove progressive reductions in the as series throughout the third century.