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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancientcoinguru, post: 2597969, member: 75563&quot;]Today, I received the <i>number one item on my wish list</i>…a ramo secco bar!&nbsp; I purchased it in the last Artemide Aste auction, and these are photos supplied by vendor.</p><p><br /></p><p>First the background story…. [USER=75525]@rrdenarius[/USER] knew how much I wanted a ramo secco bar, and he told me about the auction.&nbsp; He even told the seller that he had a friend interested in the bars, and garnered additional photos of the bars, which he passed along to me.&nbsp; I placed my bid on this currency bar via DeMoneta….and lost!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; I had meant to participate in the live auction, and I got busy and forgot, so was very depressed since I wanted the bar.&nbsp; And I was especially kicking myself since I lost by <u>ONE</u> bid.</p><p><br /></p><p>But then I got an email from [USER=75525]@rrdenarius[/USER] !&nbsp; The person who won the auction did not buy the bar, and the seller asked [USER=75525]@rrdenarius[/USER]&nbsp; if his friend (me) was still interested in the bar.&nbsp; AND OF COURSE I SAID YES!!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; I arranged payment, and the bar arrived in less than 2 weeks --pretty impressive for a vendor from San Marino!</p><p><br /></p><p>So the moral of this story is…<i><span style="color: #8000ff">if you collect ancient coins, it’s good to have CoinTalk friends!</span></i></p><p><br /></p><p>Ramo secco bars are usually found in fragments and weigh from 500 grams to 2000 grams. My bar feels weighty in-hand (1084 grams) and has a dark-green patina with minor earthen-brown highlights. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]566613[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]566614[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]566615[/ATTACH] </p><p>late 6th to 4th century BC</p><p>Central Italy, Aemilia (?)</p><p>AE Ramo Secco 1084 grams, measures 101 x 70 x 41 mm</p><p>Reference: Vecchi ICC 3.2, Haeberlin pl. 7, 6.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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