Roman Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 3655 Session 11 (9:30am Thursday) Roman Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $100
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $120
ROMAN TESSERAE, Roman Imperial, (1st-2nd century A.D.), AE 13, (0.79 g), obv. standing figure with purse and caduceus, within dotted border, rev. crescent and three stars within dotted border, (Gorny & Mosch, Auction 122, 10 March 2003 [lot 2414] realised 140 Euros). Very fine, holed as usual, very rare.
The term tessera is used to describe a variety of objects which are not coins and in this case a small token or gambling counter. Some tessarae have been used as small change if there was a shortage of coinage but was not its primary purpose. (see John Melville Jones, Dictionary of Ancient Roman Coins p.301).
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