"A message to you Rude Aes"

A bit of an obscure reference in the title I'll admit. But still cooler than my original title of "How Rude...Aes!".

Anyway, I had been trying for some Rude Aes since a previous auction from a certain individual whom I won't mention until their current auction closes (don't want to jack up the prices any higher. The last one had a starting price of $30 and it sold for $111).

I am excited to say I am now the owner of a type of proto currency used by early Romans from about the 8th to the 4th century BCE! It was around the 5th century that these lumpy bronze ingots replaced cattle as the primary measure of value for trade. During this time though Italians based their economies on the bronze standard the Greeks, for the most part, used silver as their standard.

Without further ado I'll show you how rude I can get!


Bronze Aes Rude, weight 35.881g, length 36.1mm

Let's get rude up in here. Show em if ya got em or any other proto currency you want to show off, ya rude boys and girls

 

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I got a cheap one too that looks like a knucklebone...

 

Very nice! There are a few on this forum that collect these.
I have a pancake Formatum from around the same time. 140mm and around 3110g or 9 1/2 Roman pounds..

 

Very cool! It looks a LOT like a knuckle bone. Maybe it's the world 1st proto fouree with bone underneath!

 

I actually purchased mine on forum...with a 10% discount (mom would be so proud).
I was reading up on these. I believe yours was believed to be made by digging a hole in the ground and then pouring the molten bronze in. Pretty neat stuff!

 

Of all things, Aes Rude seems something to buy only from a trusted source and with a provenance traceable to a recognized find. I got mine years ago under such circumstances but really am not sure what I would suggest for a new purchase. I do not know if NGC 'grades' these or not or if they would feel comfortable looking at a lump of bronze without knowing the find details of the piece and saying with any certainty whether or not it was from a monetary hoard as opposed to being just an old lump of metal. I have never seen one I would expect to fit in a slab.

 

Oh, @lordmarcovan I don't think you to be a rude dude. Just like you noted throughout your post, Rude Aes are just like good ska music. You have to take it in for a few to let it sink in and pretty soon you're tapping your feet to the beat.
Ps, Thanks! Just as snappy as some suspenders and a great trombone solo

 

Reminds me of the three umpires talking...
The first says "Well, I don't know about you, but I call them as I sees them"
The second says "I call them as they are"
The third says "They ain't nothing till I call them".

 

As always @dougsmit you make too much sense. The good thing is mine did come with a provenance...but I'm not sure that it dates back to a find. So I've reached out to the folks at Forum to see if it does or if that information is available. Thanks for your 2 cents. In my book they're worth 2 Denarii!

 

Start with, "The Specials"

 

...Prince Buster, The Specials, Madness...

 

Here ya go - enjoy

 

Hold my beer...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=173&v=5ukZmiFKzog