First Bronze Coinage Akragas Cast Bronze Trias

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FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 05/06/2018 8:42 pm Not the prettiest cast Æ trias I have ever seen But as usual ....... the price was right ! And it was time for something completely different Believed by some scholars to be the first bronze coin issue used to replace early Greek silver fractions Akragas Sicily Æ Cast Tetras Circa 450 BC Tooth shaped with eagle standing left / Crab four pellets on base (obscured) 15.36 grams 19mm x 19mm x 13mm Sear 1020 The images are actually upside down But in this case it doesn't really matter all that much ! Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 05/06/2018 8:48 pm How cool! Quote: ...time for something completely different You got that right...I never saw one on this board - or perhaps any other board - that I can recall. I tried looking for the eagle and crab, but it started to give me a headache, and so I gave up. I'll take your word for it. Great pickup. Thanks for sharing - a real treat. Report this Post to the Staff
travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 05/06/2018 8:59 pm Man, I learn something every time I peruse. I would have thought that to be a buried spent .38 caliber. Thanks for posting - really cool! Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34427 Posts	Posted 05/06/2018 9:00 pm Yes weird--I've never even heard of such a thing. Is it sorta like a Aes Rude? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 05/06/2018 9:05 pm Not seen one of these before, really interesting coin. Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 05/06/2018 9:21 pm I am no expert on these sort of 'thangs' But as mentioned above they are considered the original bronze "coin". An Aes Rude would be the Roman equivalent. Some are much clearer and have enough detail to clearly see the crab and eagle as well as the 4 pellets on the base. But they tend to be priced beyond anything I would want to pay ! So I will settle for this one And I agree I would have thought it some type of bullet used by the Romans and Greeks but for the fact it is bronze and not lead Report this Post to the Staff
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