Aes Premonetale. Aes Formatum. Large fragment of a bronze ingot. Central Italy, 8th-4th century BC. Haeb. pl. 6,4. AE. g. 530.00 R. mm. 73x54x21. Superb. Untouched earthen olive-green patina.
This rare and fascinating example has the weight of a Roma/Wheel series Dupondius .