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Coin counter on ancient denarius. I've never seen this before.

SwampboySwampboy Posts: 13,109 ✭✭✭✭✭
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"Liberalitas standing l. holding coin counter and cornucopia"

From this HJB listing for a denarius of Severus Alexander


What kind of device is this coin counter?

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  • secondrepublicsecondrepublic Posts: 2,619 ✭✭✭
    Are you sure that's not an ancient fly swatter? image
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  • SapyxSapyx Posts: 2,362 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It's a form of abacus, which it is more usually called in the catalogues. I'm not sure if it would be a generic Roman abacus or a device specifically made for counting and reckoning coins. Liberalitas (Generosity) is often shown holding one.
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