Heavy cast bronze of this size places it among the larger aes grave quadrantes circulating in central Italy during the Second Punic War period, when Rome's monetary system was under extraordinary strain and allied communities were producing their own fractional coinage with varying degrees of Roman oversight. The attribution remains disputed — "uncertain city" is not evasion but an honest reflection of the scholarly record, as the dots-right convention appears across multiple minting centers and no secure hoard context has settled the question.
Heavy cast bronze of this size places it among the larger aes grave quadrantes circulating in central Italy during the Second Punic War period, when Rome's monetary system was under extraordinary strain and allied communities were producing their own fractional coinage with varying degrees of Roman oversight. The attribution remains disputed — "uncertain city" is not evasion but an honest reflection of the scholarly record, as the dots-right convention appears across multiple minting centers and no secure hoard context has settled the question.