Show r- r ANCIENT MONEY MUCH PRIZED Believed to Be Currency Used by Tribes Before tho the Era of the theRoman rr R Roman a E Empire I r 4 i. i Peasants pJ a t plowing I J a Hold field 1 l fri In tho the tho co com com- rauno muo uno of ot Castelfranco dell dell' Emilia in il Italy In tho year 1697 1897 turn turned cd up UI a big Umbrian vas ase full of or acs acs 7 which is ancient money marked with a sign supposedly that of or a tribe hibe Thero There wore in all aU 96 06 pieces all covered with the tho characteristic patina of or bronze that has been burled buried for lor ages w f Tho The aes ot of tho the carly nci Romans Ro- Ro f mans la Is hot Y ery ry rare but only ono one other find of oC this far more ancient mone money has tins been mn made e This was at near Florence but unfortunately unfortunately tho finders had hall no idea of or its value or rarity and all of it was T melted down for a bronze bronzo founder except ono ouo single specimen Thero is not one 2 in the tho British museum and few other museums ha have hae very ery museums e any i 7 How old tub this money is we can cant can't only guess guess Tho The be best t authorities say say it l is noman probably the tho money of the tho Italic tribes that if tc not aboriginal inhabited in habited southern E Europe rope about 1000 U. U C. C There has been much controversy contro vcrs versy over tills this money maner and there are area a 11 few lew archeologists who even deny that it was real mone money Each piece is of or solid bronze and bears on its surface a figure wh h. h Jf If supposed to tobo bo the sign of L 7 C belonged I |