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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 3348728, member: 75525&quot;]Interesting question. Looks like you have some good answers above.</p><p>I think you limit numismatics when you use modern coins as a starting place (ie - something round, flat and with obverse and reverse designs).</p><p>I collect coins from a relative late-comer to the coin production business, Republican Rome. Rome was founded in 753 BC and did not produce coins until about 300 BC. But... they had ways of measuring wealth as early as Servius Tullius. He was the 6th king of Rome and reigned from 575 to 535 BC. He divided Roman citizens into Classes by wealth. Rome paid their soldiers who fought at Veii in 400 BC. Rome used bronze as a form of money.&nbsp; Aes Rude, or cast bronze pieces, have been found at ancient temples as votive offerings and in / under foundation corner stones. You can see some of the forms of bronze below. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]886712[/ATTACH] </p><p>This box has some bars, broken plates, irregular pieces, etc. The shells could have been votive items for Venus.</p><p><br /></p><p>The pictures below are from my display on Pre-Coin Roman money.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]886713[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]886714[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]886716[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.academia.edu/36955204/Roman_AE_Money_from_before_founding_in_753_BC_to_the_2_rd_Punic_War" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.academia.edu/36955204/Roman_AE_Money_from_before_founding_in_753_BC_to_the_2_rd_Punic_War" rel="nofollow">https://www.academia.edu/36955204/Roman_AE_Money_from_before_founding_in_753_BC_to_the_2_rd_Punic_War</a> </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://rrdenarius.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rrdenarius.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://rrdenarius.blogspot.com/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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