Semuncia
Sign in to savethumb|upright|Roman , The '''''' was an ancient Roman bronze coin valued at one twenty-fourth of an , or half an , produced during the Roman Republican era. It was made during the beginning of Roman cast bronze coinage as the lowest valued denomination.
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- Subclass of
- bronze coin
- Country
- Roman Empire
- Material used
- bronze
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- Mercury Semuncia 200BC.jpg
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thumb|upright|Roman , The '''''' was an ancient Roman bronze coin valued at one twenty-fourth of an , or half an , produced during the Roman Republican era. It was made during the beginning of Roman cast bronze coinage as the lowest valued denomination.
The most common obverse types were a head of Mercury or an acorn, and the most common reverse types were a prow or a . It was issued until about 210 BC, at about the same time as the was introduced.