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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 3357065, member: 91461&quot;]Money</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]cpbbuaIA3Ds[/MEDIA]</p><p>it&#039;s a crime</p><p>Share it fairly but don&#039;t take a slice of my pie</p><p>[ATTACH=full]889193[/ATTACH]</p><p>Money, so they say, Is</p><p>[ATTACH=full]889149[/ATTACH]</p><p>today.</p><p>But if you ask for a raise it&#039;s no surprise that they&#039;re</p><p>Giving none away, away, away...</p><p><br /></p><p>How could we ever live without it?</p><p>Easily, if you ask the presocietal ancients. Heck, Egypt had a society that was able to thrive for nearly twice the time since the invention of money til now on essentially a trade and barter system.</p><p>Though, don&#039;t be fooled. This was largely due to the abundance brought by the Nile.</p><p>It seems to be no coincidence that as large scale societies began their inflation<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> there was then a need for an item or items that had a uniform value. If we were to do business on a mass scale we would need a way to divvy up the pie fairly.</p><p>Ideally it needed to have its own value. Be nice if it could be melted down into a weapon. It&#039;d also be nice if it was easily transportable.</p><p>Enter METAL!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]889217[/ATTACH]</p><p>No. Not that type of metal.</p><p>The type that we often refer to as proto money.</p><p>Much like the headbanging brohiems above, it&#039;s basic, ain&#039;t to pretty to look at and you might even find them in a pit smacking into eachother.</p><p>But in it&#039;s archaic rudimentary style it speaks to me.</p><p>In a recent auction I saw this very interestingly folded bronze piece of Roman proto money, referred to as formatum. I&#039;ve not seen it look not shaped like this. It almost reminds me of an axe head that was melted for ease of trade (just a guess). But without further ado, here&#039;s my new piece (their pic and mine):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]889220[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]889221[/ATTACH]</p><p>Aes premonetale. Aes formatum, 6th-4th century BC. AE. g. 64.72 mm. 40.00. Former Artemide Kunstauktionen</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh, and yeah, it&#039;s a heavy lil mother lugger. Surely you could say this metal is...heavy<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is only my 2nd piece of Roman proto money. My first being this fun rude boy (read more about him here <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-message-to-you-rude-aes.313659/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-message-to-you-rude-aes.313659/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-message-to-you-rude-aes.313659/</a>) picked up from a sale at forum:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]889222[/ATTACH]</p><p>Aes rude (Latin: &quot;rough bronze&quot;), used perhaps as early as the early 8th century B.C., was the earliest metal proto-currency in central Italy. In the 5th century B.C., bronze replaced cattle as the primary measure of value in trade.</p><p><br /></p><p>Other bits of proto money that I own:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]889225[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Celtic bronze ring money dates from approximately 800 to 50 BC, when these sturdy bronze rings were traded as currency among the Celtic tribes of Northeastern Europe, and later, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]889227[/ATTACH]</p><p>Olbia, Sarmaia</p><p>Circa 5th-4th Century</p><p>BC. AE 30mm Dolphin proto money.</p><p>Leaping dolphin with a</p><p>bulbous tail, protruding</p><p>eye. (Though I&#039;ve just read that these types were probably used as votives)</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve seen lots of different types of proto money posted here on CT and would love it if we could compile as many different types, as well as all you&#039;ve got, in this thread!</p><p><br /></p><p>And so as not to song bomb you in my puny title and then leave you hanging...</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]uc6f_2nPSX8[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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