Show ANCIENT MONEY MUCH PRIZED believed to do be currency used died by tribes before the eril era of the roman empire peasants plowing a field in tho the commune of castelfranco dell amilla in italy in tho the year 1897 1807 turned up a big umbrian Uin brlan vase full of aes which Is ancient tincie nt money marked with a sign supposedly that of a tribe there were vote in all 96 pieces all covered with the characteristic patina of bronze that has been burled buried for ages the aes of the early romans Is not very rare but only one other find of tilts this tar far more ancient money has been made this was at sole near florence but unfortunately the finders had no idea of its value or rarity and all of it was melted down for a bronze founder except one single specimen there Is not one specimen in the british museum and very few other museums have any how old this money la is we can only guess the best beat authorities say it la Is pre roman probably the money of the italic tribes that it if not aboriginal inhabited southern europe about 1000 D B C there has haa been much controversy over this money and there are a tow few archaeologists archeologists who eppu deny that it was real money each piece Is of solid br bronze onze and bears on its 6 surface a figure which Is supposed to be the sign of the tribe to which it belonged |