Roman Provincial Orichalcum Quadrans? (Edited Post)

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gerio2 Valued Member United Kingdom 112 Posts	Posted 12/10/2021 4:57 pm Very poor quality but I enjoy the chase. Since first posting this I've been researching... The tripod is a clue - there are numerous examples in Greek and Roman coinage - but the latter all/mostly seem to be in Roman provincial coins (E. Empire) Its brassy - orichalcum - which was only used in coinage by Rome late republic to (according to once source) 161 AD. Not later. One responder so far has suggested its a quadrans and I have been able to confirm that quadrans in orichalcum exist. So... A Roman provincial quadrans sometime in the 1st or 2nd cent AD. Does that make sense? Diameter: 11-13mm (varies) Weight: 1.8 grams Brass? One long shot included because tracing faint outlines is sometimes easier when its not a close-up. Edited by gerio2 12/11/2021 06:27 am Report this Post to the Staff

january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5172 Posts	Posted 12/10/2021 5:19 pm probably a tripod. I'm not convinced it's Roman, but if it is, it's probably a quadrans. A non-close-up photo of the other side might possibly help. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 12/10/2021 5:30 pm One possibility. https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=8076682 https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3684464 Report this Post to the Staff
gerio2 Valued Member United Kingdom 112 Posts	Posted 12/10/2021 5:37 pm non close up of the head added Report this Post to the Staff
gerio2 Valued Member United Kingdom 112 Posts	Posted 12/10/2021 5:40 pm Bob L Thanks but I think the bowl on this is too clearly delineated - possibly anyway! Report this Post to the Staff
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