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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 2638577, member: 75525&quot;]Roman protomoney is an area that I like. This tray of bronze items was sent by a dealer. I am not usre if it was all from one find, but these pieces are typical of cast bronze that might have been buried together. Note the Ax, some cast par pieces and aes rude.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]581703[/ATTACH]</p><p>I am not sure if this was a bronze decoration or &quot;pre-money&quot;. Either way, it is neat and mentioned in Italian Cast Coins by Vechhi. </p><p>[ATTACH]581702[/ATTACH] </p><p>I bought these pieces as a lot. You can see a broken cast coin, a broken bar, and two other pieces.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]581714[/ATTACH] </p><p>At the NYINC, I saw (held) a Roman Republican As and a large Aes rude (about 1.5 asses). This is the largest Aes Rude I have seen. I hope it found a good home.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]581710[/ATTACH] </p><p>Last but not least are some scale weights that were lot one in the New York Sale auction. These are dated 800 to 1000 BC. These were standards ancient money changers used when crude metal was used in trade. FYI, they predate money by a couple of centuries.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]581711[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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