The Italian aes grave from the National Museum in Krakow collection
The Italian aes grave from the National Museum in Krakow collection

Summary/Abstract: In the Coin Room of the National Museum in Krakow, an interesting bronze coin is kept (Fig. 1)1. Its characteristic feature is its almond shape, hardly ever observed among ancient coins. Technically, the object is ranked among the Italian aes grave – bronze cast coins. The obverse features a club, and the reverse features two pellets ••, indicating its value. Therefore, it is a sextans, a coin valued at two unciae (Haeberlin 1910, 236-238; Garrucci 1967, 6; Sydenham 1975, 243; Thurlow and Vecchi 1979, 172; Historia Numorum. Italy 2001, 54). This item inv. no. A-116 from the National Museum in Krakow has dimensions of 31.4mm x 23.2mm and weighs 27.330g. The coin entered the collection of the National Museum in Krakow before 1945. Unfortunately, no documentation regarding the circumstances under which the coin arrived in the Coin Room has been preserved.

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