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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 3516815, member: 75525&quot;]I like your tag &amp; coin combo pics. The old artwork is a nice touch too.</p><p>I like to take combo pics.</p><p>The coin and bronze shell arrived this week. They are pictured next to similar items in Le monete dell&#039;Italia antica by Garrucci, Raffaele, 1812-1885</p><p>and Ancient Scale Weights by Hendin.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]933799[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]933801[/ATTACH] </p><p>There are several theories on why bronze shells were produced: scale weights, small change in Aes Rude days and votive items.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can find Garrucci on line here:</p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/lemonetedellital00garr/page/n4" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://archive.org/details/lemonetedellital00garr/page/n4" rel="nofollow">https://archive.org/details/lemonetedellital00garr/page/n4</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]933800[/ATTACH] </p><p>Here I am trying to made the marks on this bar fragment match a dolphin with not much luck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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