The was an ancient Roman bronze coin valued at one twenty-fourth of an , or half an , produced during the

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an era. It was made during the beginning of Roman

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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.

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