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Uncia (coin)

Uncia (coin)
Issued in Rome between 275–270 BC

The uncia (Latin; ) was a Roman currency worth one twelfth of an as.

Republican coin

By derivation, it was also the name of a bronze coin valued at of an as made during the Roman Republic. The uncia started as a Roman-Oscan weight of 22.75 grams for a 273-gram pound (libra), with Attic weight issues of about 27 grams under the libral standard for a 327 gram pound and was produced occasionally towards the beginning of Roman cast bronze coinage. Obverse types of the uncia include a knucklebone ( BC), a barleycorn ( BC), and the helmeted bust of Roma (from ).

Empire coin

In imperial times the uncia was briefly revived under Trajan (98–117) and Hadrian (117–138). This coin was about 11 - in diameter and weighed about 0.8 -. It featured the bust of the emperor on the obverse with no inscription and "SC" (for Senatu Consulto) in a wreath on the reverse. If this issue belonged to the imperial system, meaning it was not a provincial piece, it would be an uncia. This issue may have been made only for circulation in the East.

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