HOARD OF 75 AES GRAVE FOUND IN ROME: Yes please

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by Ryro, Aug 10, 2019.

  1. Bart9349

    Bart9349 Junior Member

    I can't believe the cynicism.

    Of course these coins will be carefully researched, documented, cataloged, published, preserved, and made available for future public viewing and study ... like most other historically important hoards in the past (as seen in the video clip below):

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  3. Blake Davis

    Blake Davis Well-Known Member

    Unfortunately these will probably not be stored well and could even end up turning to powder. Boggles the mind how twisted the concept of cultural patrimony or whatever they call it - as if the current government of Italy has a valid claim to objects made by ancients.
     
  4. MARCEL AUGUSTIJNS

    MARCEL AUGUSTIJNS New Member

    I have a bronze coin like the quincunx from Apulia but with a weight of 228 gr ( not 40gr like a quincunx. I can not find the reference for this coin.
     
  5. Ryro

    Ryro Trying to remove supporter status

    We'd love to see some pictures:)
     
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  6. NewStyleKing

    NewStyleKing Beware of Greeks bearing wreaths

    Museums...the dungeons inhabited by dragons who must not be approached.
    The infamous Poggio Picenze Hoard IGCH 2056 resting in the archaeological museum in Chieti.
    Yep.....so far my enquiries have produced zilch! A kind CTer informed me about lamoneta.it so I have put a appeal on that.
    Yes apparently they gave publishing rights to a scholar who must be the most indolent or hyper-busy numismatist in the known universe. I could do it all and I would have a go at the triobols too using the late Jennifer Warrens work as a basis.
    Oh what a waste.
    How long would it take to take photographs and dispatch them to me?

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  7. Seated J

    Seated J Well-Known Member

    I picked up mine last month at the Post Falls, ID coin show. Wish it looked as good as those from the find. IMG_0839.JPG IMG_0840.JPG
     
  8. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    Weight, diameter?

    I believe this is an As, stamped after Aes Grave (cast) period.

    Great coin, BTW.
     
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  9. Nicholas Molinari

    Nicholas Molinari Well-Known Member

    Yours is a stuck As, not a cast piece. Difference of c. $3500 or so! (still a nice coin!)
     
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  10. Andres2

    Andres2 Well-Known Member

    Seated J , here is your struck As compared to a cast As

    P1150665 (6) Aes grave.JPG P1150665 (7) Aes grave.JPG P1150665 (8) Aes grave.JPG
     
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  11. Roma

    Roma Active Member

    Studied and published as usual as Mibact done. Probably exhibited in the local area of the discovery. Hardly in palazzo massimo in Rome.
     
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  12. Seated J

    Seated J Well-Known Member

    Thanks for the info guys. Still new to the ancients, upon looking at the tag it does say that it is a struck As, weight 34.7g. Saw the similarity to some of the cast pieces and got a little excited.
     
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