Triens

{{Short description|Roman bronze coin}}

{{About|the Roman coin valued at a third of an as|the later coin valued at a third of a solidus|Tremissis}}

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Image:Vecchi 003.jpg Aes grave Triens (107.00 g)]]

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The triens ({{plural form}} trientes) was an Ancient Roman bronze coin produced during the Roman Republic valued at one-third of an as (4 unciae).{{Cite web |title=triens — definition, examples, related words and more at Wordnik |url=https://www.wordnik.com/words/triens |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=Wordnik.com}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Roman coins: As |url=https://monete-romane.com/roman_coins/as.html |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=monete-romane.com}}{{Cite web |author= |title=Details for denomination: Triens (Roman Republic) |url=http://finds.org.uk/romancoins/denominations/denomination/id/181 |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=The Portable Antiquities Scheme |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=NumisWiki - The Collaborative Numismatics Project - Thousands Of Online Numismatic Books, Articles And Pages. triens |url=https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/ |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=Forum Ancient Coins |language=en}}

Later, in Frankish Gaul, the term "triens" was often used for the tremissis, since both terms meant "a third".