Ramo Secco, Currency Bar; CENTRAL ITALY, Emilia(?): 6th to 4th century BC

I added a currency bar ,with markings, I have been wanting for a while.

Roman Republican Ramo Secco Currency Bar (Aes Signatum)

CENTRAL ITALY, Emilia(?): 6^th to 4^th century BC

Fragment of a bronze ingot, on both sides branch with no leaves.

AE. 826 grams; Length = 62 mm, Width = 77 mm, Height = 36 mm

Thurlow-Vecchi AS1.

Vecchi – 3.1

HNI – pg 45 – highly ferruginous bars made apparently from 6^th century in southern Etruria, Emilia and occasionally Sicily.

Grueber – lists 2 bars, but not RS

Cr – lists bars, but not RS

Syd AG – not in Sydenham

Haberline – pg 10 – 19; plates 4 – 6

Garrucci – Table VII, IX & X

The Ramo Secco cast ingots are the most common of the cast bars. They are normally found in fragments and subdivisions. They weigh anywhere from 500 grams to 2000 grams and often have weak or missing designs. 

Country	Umbria
Type or era	Cent Italy Cast
Coin type	Currency Bar
Mint	Emilia
Issued by	Anon TV AS1
Issued by	anonymous
Title of issuer
Mint Date, BC	-500	6th to 4th cent BC
Weight, grams	826
Weight - max	1,865
Weight - min	32
Weight - avg	694
Weight - st dev	385
Number	19
Length, mm	61.0
Width, mm	77.0
Thick, mm	36.0
Length, mm
Width, mm
Thick, mm
Metal	AE
Serrated	N
Cr	TV AS1
BMCRR	V 3.1
Sear: #, VF, EF
RSC: #, VF, EF
CRR / AG
HNI	pg 45
Haberline	Pg 10-19, Plate 4-6
Garrucci	Pg 5-8; Table VII, IX, X