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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 8321573, member: 91461&quot;]Jeezy Pete&#039;s! That beauty works as much as my three largest together, and they&#039;re hefty fellas themselves:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1474111[/ATTACH] </p><p>ROMAN REPUBLIC. Anonymous. AE Aes Grave Triens (47mm, 92.37 gms), Rome Mint, ca. 225-217 B.C. VERY FINE.</p><p>Cr-35/3a; TV-53. Obverse: Helmeted head of Minerva left; four pellets (mark of value) below; all set upon raised disk; Reverse: Prow right; four pellets (mark of value) below; all set upon raised disk. A pleasing specimen despite its crudeness, with charming green surfaces. A test cut across Minerva&#039;s face is noted for completeness.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1474113[/ATTACH] </p><p>ROMAN REPUBLIC.</p><p>Anonymous. Circa 215-212 BC.</p><p>Æ Aes Grave As, 41mm, 70.7g, 12h; Post-semilibral series, Rome mint.</p><p>Obv.: Bearded head of Janus on raised disk.</p><p>Rev.: Prow left; I above.</p><p>Ref.: Crawford 41/5a; Sydenham 101.</p><p>Ex- John Anthony JAZ Auction 199 lot #1, E- Eberhard Link Collection. Ex-Münz Zentrum 88, Cologne 1997, lot 353. Peus Nachfl. 322, Frankfurt am Main 1988, lot 42. Kurpfälzische Münzhandlung 19, Mannheim 1980, lot 99. Ex-Giessener Münzhandlung 15, Munich 1979, lot 105</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1474117[/ATTACH] </p><p>SKYTHIA Olbia - Face Proto Money</p><p>437-410 BC</p><p>Obv: facing gorgon&#039;s head. Rev: sea eagle flying right. 65.4 mm, 89.7 grams. Poor. Scarce.</p><p>Provenance</p><p>Property of a European collector; acquired in 2007; previously in a Dutch collection formed in the 1980s-1990s.</p><p>Literature Sear 1682. Purchased from Timeline Auctions Feb 2021</p><p><br /></p><p>Though, my cake almost weighs at much:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1474112[/ATTACH] </p><p>BRONZE AGE. Proto Money. &quot;Aes Rude&quot; Style Bronze Cake shaped Ingot (2000-400 BC). 261 g, 6 cm.</p><p>This type of ingots is an intermediate product of prehistoric copper processing in Europe and an early form of currency. It was available both in pure copper and in various mostly natural bronze alloys. The archaeological finds contain both whole cakes in various sizes and pieces.</p><p>Purchased from Numismatik Naumann Feb 2022[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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