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Early Roman Coin - 1st Century AD Depondius or As - Guaranteed Authentic (21FF1)
Early Roman Coin - 1st Century AD Depondius or As - Guaranteed Authentic (21FF1)

Early Roman Coin - 1st Century AD Depondius or As - Guaranteed Authentic (21FF1)

$ 0.52

Availability: 33 in stock
  • KM Number: N/A
  • Cleaned/Uncleaned: Cleaned
  • Modified Item: No
  • Date: Undated
  • Provenance: Ownership History Not Available
  • Composition: Bronze
  • Historical Period: Roman: Imperial (27 BC-476 AD)
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • California Prop 65 Warning: N/A
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Italy
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Certification Number: N/A
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Denomination: Dupondius
  • Year: 1st century AD

    Description

    In the early days of the Roman empire, base metal coinage consisted primarily of three denominations.
    The
    sestertius
    was a large brass coin, the size and shape of which was roughly that of an old style U.S. silver dollar.
    4 sestertii made up one
    denarius
    (a small silver coin weighing about 3 grams).
    And 100 sestertii made up one
    aureus
    (a gold coin weighing roughly 7 grams).
    Below the sestertius was the slightly smaller
    depondius
    and
    as
    , bronze coins which were about the shape and size of a U.S. half dollar.
    In the first century AD, the dupondius had one half the value of a sestertius, and the as carried one half the value of the dupondius.
    A counterstamp was occasionally applied to well worn and essentially unidentifiable base metal coins, reducing the value by half, but assuring recipients that the coin was still valid legal tender.