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<p>[QUOTE="rrdenarius, post: 4026934, member: 75525"][USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] is right. Cast bronze coins and stuff can be interesting. Cast money from Central Italy and Rome was produced in lots of sizes and shapes. Some date to before the founding of Rome in 753 BC.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1058664[/ATTACH] </p><p>The scales (equal arm balance on left & steelyard on right) are weighing cast bronze bars and pieces. The weights are Roman, but may not date to the Republican period. The pan to the right is about a week's pay for a Roman soldier.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1058662[/ATTACH] </p><p>Above are two aes rude pieces with marks. The larger piece is a Ramo Secco (dry branch) bar. The pictures are from one of my books on the subject.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1058666[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1058668[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1058670[/ATTACH] </p><p>Some cast bronze pieces transitioned into coins. Above are some knuckle bones and shells and a coin with one on each side. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1058658[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1058659[/ATTACH] </p><p>Coins were often broken into pieces for change. Above is a Janus head As (one Roman pound or base unit of bronze money) and a piece of a cast coin, probably an As.</p><p>The cast bronze series has plenty of interesting stuff. Some expensive and some not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rrdenarius, post: 4026934, member: 75525"][USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] is right. Cast bronze coins and stuff can be interesting. Cast money from Central Italy and Rome was produced in lots of sizes and shapes. Some date to before the founding of Rome in 753 BC. [ATTACH=full]1058664[/ATTACH] The scales (equal arm balance on left & steelyard on right) are weighing cast bronze bars and pieces. The weights are Roman, but may not date to the Republican period. The pan to the right is about a week's pay for a Roman soldier. [ATTACH=full]1058662[/ATTACH] Above are two aes rude pieces with marks. The larger piece is a Ramo Secco (dry branch) bar. The pictures are from one of my books on the subject. [ATTACH=full]1058666[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1058668[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1058670[/ATTACH] Some cast bronze pieces transitioned into coins. Above are some knuckle bones and shells and a coin with one on each side. [ATTACH=full]1058658[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1058659[/ATTACH] Coins were often broken into pieces for change. Above is a Janus head As (one Roman pound or base unit of bronze money) and a piece of a cast coin, probably an As. The cast bronze series has plenty of interesting stuff. Some expensive and some not.[/QUOTE]
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