Rome. Circa 241-235 BC. ÆAes grave Triens (107.00 g)
Triens: O/ Minerva, four pellets above; R/ prow of a galley left, four pellets below
The triens (plural trientes) was an Ancient Romanbronzecoin produced during the Roman Republic valued at one-third of an as (4 unciae). The most common design for the triens featured the bust of Minerva and four pellets (indicating four unciae) on the obverse and the prow of a galley on the reverse. It was not a common denomination and was last struck c. 89 BC.