Happy Belated Birthday @Mikey Zee, enjoy your coins!
Love the satyr and griffin on the second coin, exceptional detail!
Historia Numorum - Italy Published by British Museum, 2001 I don't own this, but think is a key reference book I should probably acquire.
I believe that is Vecchi 43? A triens with a weight range of 98.40-72.40 grams? What a beauty! And definitely a cast coin.
@JBGood I have 3 additional categories to describe objects minted before the aes grave (some argue that these are not coins) Bronze Objects...
I apologize!! :sorry: (I am cataloging some struck coinage, and I got your coin mixed up with mine:(). Look at the date of your coin...168-159...
Just to distinguish from these 6 categories, which are well covered in RRC or CRR, and minted in Rome or by a Roman moneyer: Cast Coinage...
Finally able to view your photo...I am impressed!! My reverse is a real beauty in the hand, but your obverse is simply outstanding (so much...
In order to fit these types of coins neatly in my tray, I have created 2 categories: Cast Coinage (Greece): Aes Grave, Circa 280-211 Struck...
Love the last coin with a curly tailed animal! But what animal is that @stevex6 ?:bookworm: A pig?
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Fun quiz! I got 700/1200
@rrdenarius, nice items! Could you provide measurements for your Aes Formatum and Aes Signatum fragments?
@stevex6, I've also got some early Greek cast AE (from Luceria and Tuder) that want to play:playful: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I have been collecting 15 years and have accumulated 572 ancients:shame:. Unfortunately, while each coin has been cataloged, I lost my photos last...
My heartfelt thanks to @AncientJoe and @TIF for sharing their knowledge and their coins! As others have said, I feel like I am transported into a...
Thanks @Alegandron! I have a real fondness for early bronze Roman objects and aes grave. That's why I need a knucklebone!:greedy:
Some other examples of early Roman cast currency from the 4th - 3rd century BC [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Love the astragalus @rrdenarius; I want one of those! Here is my aes rude (I'm a rotten photographer, so it is a bit blurry):[ATTACH]
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