Author Topic: AE-Bug ???, What it actually does and what they could use that time? (Read 3543 times)

quadrans · « **on:** February 05, 2014, 03:28:34 am »

AE-Bug

, What it actually does and what they could use that time?

AE-Bug, #01,
size: 19,5-14,5mm,
weight: 7,2g,
mint:

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date:

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ref:

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https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-106335

Any idea can be useful, thank you.

Best regards
Q.

SC · « **Reply #1 on:** February 05, 2014, 05:10:47 am »

No idea. It could have been stuck to furniture or chest. In original copper or bronze colour it would have shone nicely with all those facets.

Shawn

quadrans · « **Reply #2 on:** February 05, 2014, 07:39:23 am »

Hi Shawn '

It is interesting, after a few years I collect some of them, I do not known what they are, but they have some different shape some times and some variability of the size too...

It was thought interesting, so I collected a couple, I was hoping someday turn out to be what they are and what they were used at the time. I really think the Roman era.

I will post some others if I turning home ..

Best regards
Q.

Molinari · « **Reply #3 on:** February 05, 2014, 08:29:57 am »

You always seem to find such interesting things for your collection, and I always enjoy seeing them!

quadrans · « **Reply #4 on:** February 05, 2014, 01:17:42 pm »

Thank you Molinari

Best regards
Q.

quadrans · « **Reply #5 on:** February 05, 2014, 01:21:48 pm »

As I mentioned, I'll show a couple of other similar ones.

They are :
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-106347
Best regards
Q.

I'm curious about the opinions.

SC · « **Reply #6 on:** February 06, 2014, 04:36:08 am »

I really don't think they are Roman, the style is just too different from everything known.

Any idea where they are from?

I would look at some non-Roman cultural group from that area, but whether a Celtic or Germanic or other group from during the Roman period, or a post-Roman group - Germanic or Slavic or Magyar - I have no clue.

Shawn

quadrans · « **Reply #7 on:** February 06, 2014, 09:04:20 am »

Thank you Shawn !

I will try more research to find somethings...

Q.

*Alex · « **Reply #8 on:** February 06, 2014, 09:34:14 am »

Could they be some sort of gaming piece or counter? The two on the bottom left of your picture seem to have a II and a I on their backs but I have no idea whether that might be significant or not.

I have never seen anything like them but you did ask for any ideas.

Alex.

quadrans · « **Reply #9 on:** February 06, 2014, 09:44:43 am »

Hi Alex*

Your idea to gaming piece not far from my idea too, but I know they used bone, glass and bronze also like a Jeton.

Q.

quadrans · « **Reply #10 on:** February 06, 2014, 01:37:12 pm »

I find some other type of this...

They are also interesting

the first one like a shape of bird , the second one are like a snake head

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-106362

If I remember exactly, they are bronze age pieces..

..

Regards
Q.

quadrans · « **Reply #11 on:** March 18, 2014, 01:38:18 pm »

I have some new idea ..

If it is a "bronze age".. may be it is a "proto money" ...

Q.

quadrans · « **Reply #12 on:** May 27, 2014, 12:27:15 pm »

Hi all!

Now I have a new small "Bug"

AE-Bug, #07,
size: 14x10mm,
weight: 1,99g,

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-109700

Best regards
Q.

quadrans · « **Reply #13 on:** June 07, 2014, 11:59:35 am »

A new "Bug"

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-109920

AE-Bug, #11,
size: 23-17mm,
weight: 6,84g,

Regards
Q.

Molinari · « **Reply #14 on:** June 07, 2014, 03:00:11 pm »

Is the second to last one you posted supposed to have a face, or is that just the dirt/lighting that makes it look that way?

quadrans · « **Reply #15 on:** June 07, 2014, 03:11:46 pm »

Hi Nick

It is OK looking like a face, some others have some different shape...
but we do not know,
"What could it be, and whether it was used" and when Bronz age , roman time, barbaricum etc...

Regards

Joe as "Q."

Molinari · « **Reply #16 on:** June 07, 2014, 03:17:54 pm »

I like Shawn's idea that they were ornamental pieces stuck to furniture or chests. That's the first thing I thought of before reading his response. Either that or a form of proto-currency. Without any context it is basically impossible to say.

quadrans · « **Reply #17 on:** June 07, 2014, 03:24:10 pm »

Hi

Yes...

I also thought about these in age, although no evidence for anything and I have not seen anywhere else yet so little things like that is hard to decide whether what the original purpose of use.

Q.

theemptytrunk · « **Reply #18 on:** July 03, 2014, 01:13:06 pm »

Hi.
I know their not, but being flat on one side, the bugs remind me of ancient Chinese ant nose money:
http://www.google.com/images?q=ancient+chinese+bronze+ant+nose+money&client=ms-android-hms-tmobile-us&hl=en&v=133247963&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ei=4Iu1U_LwNI-zyATF94C4CQ&ved=0CAsQsAQ#

quadrans · « **Reply #19 on:** July 09, 2014, 03:28:12 pm »

Hmm Intersting idea

Q.

quadrans · « **Reply #20 on:** July 22, 2014, 04:19:22 pm »

Hi all
A new small interesting AE "Bug" was received yesterday..

you can see ..:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-110833

AE-Bug, #12,
size: 11-13,5mm,
weight: 1,95g,

Q.

quadrans · « **Reply #21 on:** March 28, 2015, 05:37:03 pm »

A new shape AE-Bug

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-119568

AE-Bug, #14,
size: 18x22mm,
weight: 5,15g,
Q-014

Regards
Q.

wileyc · « **Reply #22 on:** March 28, 2015, 11:32:55 pm »

Interesting, they certainly look related. I have never seen these before,

quadrans · « **Reply #23 on:** March 29, 2015, 03:33:55 am »

Quote from: wileyc on March 28, 2015, 11:32:55 pm

Interesting, they certainly look related. I have never seen these before,

Thank you ..

Q.

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