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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 2609954, member: 75525&quot;]1. At the start of this year the top of wish list was a a currency bar with recognizable markings. I think I hit the mark with three Ramo Secco bars! </p><p>[ATTACH=full]570831[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]570832[/ATTACH] </p><p>Ramo Secco Currency Bar (Aes Signatum)</p><p>CENTRAL ITALY, Emilia(?): 6th to 4th century BC</p><p>Fragment of a bronze ingot, on both sides branch with no leaves.</p><p>Thurlow-Vecchi AS1; Vecchi – 3.1</p><p>HNI – pg 45 – highly ferruginous bars made apparently from 6th century in southern Etruria, Emilia and occasionally Sicily.</p><p>Grueber – lists 2 bars, but not RS</p><p>Cr – lists bars, but not RS</p><p>Syd AG – not in Sydenham</p><p>Haberline – pg 10 – 19; plates 4 – 6</p><p>Garrucci – Table VII, IX &amp; X</p><p>Die Munzen by Albert lists this type of bar on pg 21. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bar Number&nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; 3</p><p>Weight, gr&nbsp; &nbsp; 826&nbsp; &nbsp; 893&nbsp; &nbsp; 128</p><p>Length, mm&nbsp; &nbsp; 61&nbsp; &nbsp; 88&nbsp; &nbsp; 45</p><p>Width, mm&nbsp; &nbsp; 77&nbsp; &nbsp; 67&nbsp; &nbsp; 49</p><p>Thick, mm&nbsp; &nbsp; 36&nbsp; &nbsp; 32&nbsp; &nbsp; 28[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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