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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;red_spork, post: 2855363, member: 74282&quot;]$184 via Triskeles auctions. An early aes grave uncia. Before Rome began using struck bronze coins, they had a system of cast bronze pieces. The earliest, known today as &quot;aes rude&quot; were simply&nbsp; unformed lumps of bronze traded as a sort of bronze bullion by weight. Later they began casting &quot;aes grave&quot; coins like the one below which were made in various denominations and because they were in regular denominations, did not necessarily require weighing. I potentially could have acquired an example in similar condition for a little bit cheaper but the US Department of State in an act of serious overreach passed a restriction in 2011 against the import of these early Roman types. Because this example has a documented provenance to a 2005 auction it is not in any way subject to these restrictions so for me, it was worth paying a slight premium.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]678638[/ATTACH] </p><p>Roman Republic Æ Aes Grave uncia(27 mm, 25.52 g), anonymous, 280-265 B.C., Rome mint. Astragalos(sheep knucklebone) seen from above; • / •. Crawford 14/6; Vecchi ICC 31; HN Italy 273; Thurlow-Vecchi 6a; Haeberlin plate 40, 19</p><p>Ex Triskeles 20(Vauctions 325), 6/30/2017, lot 513, ex CNG e-Auction 115, 5/25/2005, lot 328</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>$187.04 after fees via Agora Auctions in October 2015. As an interesting data point, the previous owner of this coin purchased it for $88 in June 1985 which equates to about $194.51 around the time I purchased it according to the <a href="https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=88.00&amp;year1=198506&amp;year2=201510" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=88.00&amp;year1=198506&amp;year2=201510" rel="nofollow">CPI inflation calculator</a>. This is another early Roman type, thought to have been struck at a mint under Roman control in Southeast Italy during the Second Punic War. Recent research by Andrew McCabe cites Venusia as a possible place of minting of these types.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]678647[/ATTACH] </p><p>Roman Republic AR quinarius(16.3 mm, 1.94 g, 11 h). Anonymous. ca. 212-196 B.C. Apulian mint. Helmeted head of Roma right, V behind / ROMA, the Dioscuri riding right, each holds a spear; H below. Crawford 85/1a; Sydenham 174; RSC 33b; Russo RBW 347.</p><p>Ex. Agora 42, 10/6/15, lot 114, ex RBW collection, Ex. Malter XXX(Frederick Hastings Rindge collection), 6/7/1985, lot 1473</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>$201.25 after fees via Vauctions in March 2017. As another interesting data point, this coin previously sold almost 15 years ago for just under $260 after fees.[ATTACH=full]678653[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic Æ Semis(28mm, 13.88g). Anonymous(Staff series), 206-195 B.C., Rome mint. Laureate head of Saturn right; behind, S/ Prow right; above, staff; before, S; below, ROMA. Crawford 112/4</p><p>Ex RBW Collection, VAuctions 323, Triskeles sale 19, 3/17/2017, lot 404, ex Tony Hardy Collection, CNG 61, 9/25/2002, lot 1153</p><p><br /></p><p>~$217(€200), November 2015. I have always been a big fan of this type and really wanted an example with full legend and designs so even though it is a bit worn, this was a perfect example for me.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]678651[/ATTACH] </p><p>AR Denarius(19mm, 3.86g). Marcus Furius Lucii filius Philus, moneyer, 119 BC, Rome mint. Laureate head of Janus;around, M·FOVRI·L·F, Border of dots. / Roma (wearing Corinthian helmet) standing left, holding sceptre in left hand and crowning trophy with right hand; above, star; behind, ROMA upwards; the trophy is surmounted by a helmet in the form of a boar&#039;s head and flanked by a carnyx and shield on each side; in exergue, (PHI)LI. Crawford 281/1, Sydenham 529, RSC Furia 18, BMCRR (Italy) 555[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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