Currency bar Letter

Features

Issuer Tarquinii (Etruria)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 280 BC - 260 BC
Currency Currency bar (circa 280-260 BC)
Composition Bronze
Size 56 mm
Shape Rectangular (irregular)
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
179835
References ICC# 118,
Italo Vecchi; 2013. Italian Cast Coinage. B & H Kreindler, London, United Kingdom.
HN Italy# 214,
N. Keith Rutter, Andrew Burnett; 2001. Historia numorum : Italy. British Museum Press, London, United Kingdom.
Catalli# pl. 79,
Fiorenzo Catalli; 1998. Monete Etrusche (2nd edition). Libreria dello Stato, Rome, Italy.
Haeberlin# p. 23,
Ernst Justus Haeberlin; 1910. Aes Grave : das Schwergeld Roms und Mittelitaliens einschliesslich der ihm vorausgehenden Rohbronzewährung. Joseph Baer, Frankfurt, Germany.
Thurlow-Ve# AS9
Bradbury K. Thurlow, Italo G. Vecchi; 1979. Italian Cast Coinage : Italian aes grave. V.C. Vecchi & Sons, London, United Kingdom.

Obverse

Letter with three horizontal lines above.

Lettering: A

Reverse

Letter with three horizontal lines above.

Lettering: A

Edge

Smooth.

Comments

Currency bars were used to weigh bronze transactions, rather than count them. As such, currency bars could be cut to the proper weight to pay for something. With that being said, the weight and length of these pieces will vary greatly. Reported weights for this type are from 201-601 grams.

The 56 millimetres is the reported width of the examle in the British Museum, museum number 1874,0714.108.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (280 BC - 260 BC) 

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