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1880Quadrantes  

Scope note

  • Roman bronze coins equivalent to the 1/4 of an assarius. Τhey were first introduced as cast coins during the 3rd c. BCE and they bore three pellets as a mark of value. After ca. 90 BCE the quadrantes became the lowest-valued coins in circulation. They continued to be minted until the time of Antoninus Pius (138-161 CE).

Source

  • Κρεμύδη 2009

Contributor

  • Iakovidou Athena (AA)

Creator

  • Iakovidou Athena (AA)

Notation

  • 1880

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https://humanitiesthesaurus.academyofathens.gr/dyas-resource/Concept/1880

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