Quadrans
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thumb|–270 BC thumb|Cast coin. Obverse: bust of Hercules l.; three pellets. Reverse: prow of [[galley; three pellets.]] thumb|Teruncius (Apulia, [[Lucera), BC]] thumb|Augustus Quadrans thumb|Quadrans of Domitian The quadrans () or teruncius () was a low-value Roman bronze coin worth one quarter of an as. The quadrans was issued from the beginning of cast bronze coins during the Roman Republic, showing three pellets representing three unciae as a mark of value. The obverse type, after some early variations, featured the bust of Hercules, while the reverse featured the prow of a galley. Coins wi
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