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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 2855066, member: 75525&quot;]I have been going through coin withdrawal since I sent my collection to the safe deposit box. Today, I got up early, for a Saturday, and made a few bids in an on line auction. I am pretty happy with the results. Because I am posting early, these are the seller&#039;s pics. In reverse order of what I wanted most.</p><p>#3 was an unsold lot advertised as AT to TA</p><p>[ATTACH=full]678488[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]678489[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republican As, PAE, 169 – 158 BC</p><p>Obv – Janus head, above mark of value I</p><p>Rev – prow right, in ex [RO]M[A], before I, above PAE in monogram, Crawford suggests the moneyer is Paetus</p><p>25.0 grams, 30 mm</p><p>The seller gives the coin a grade of qBB (aVF). I think this is generous unless the photo lacks some details you can see in hand. The flan is a bit small for the reverse design. Only the M in ROMA is visible. I cannot tell if the left facing head on the obverse has corrosion or a counter mark.</p><p>Cr 176/1, the seller called this one Cr 192/1.</p><p><br /></p><p>#2 was a lead weight, looks a bit like the weights my Dad taught me to hang on trot lines when fishing for catfish.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]678493[/ATTACH]</p><p>Pb weight</p><p>The seller called this one, to be catalogued. I think it looks like the weights hung on the ends of yarn on a loom, but it could have been used for a lot of things.</p><p>base 35mm X Height 52mm; Weight over 250 grams</p><p>I was the only bidder on this piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]678500[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>#1, if you guessed cast bronze, you are right. This piece will fit in well with other rocks in my collection.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]678501[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic AES Signatum fragment with symbol, +</p><p>Third century BC</p><p>48.6 grams = one Sextans</p><p>RR</p><p>This piece is much more irregular than the two other aes rude pieces I have. I think this might be a transition from aes rude that required scales to something like a coin.</p><p>This piece had 25 bids. I am glad the under bidder said &quot;Uncle&quot;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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