Our exchange tables are located in the Forum tabernae veteres near the Aedes Castoris. A reception hall for our clients is in the vicus Iugarius near the altar of Iuno Iuga.

Our Services:

Currency Exchange – We exchange currencies from Europe, Asia, Egypt and Mesopotamia at prevailing rates of value – coins from most cities and countries accepted – for a minimal transaction fee.*

* Notice to our customers: Ask for current rates and fees.
Carthaginian currency exchanged at bullion value only.

Bills of Exchange Drafted and Paid -- Traveling to distant lands? Don’t take the risk and expense of carrying your bullion -- deposit it with Bank of the Furii and draw on a bill of exchange from our correspondent banks in major cities. We also pay bills of exchange from travelers drawn on our correspondent banks.

• Traveling to Delphi or studying rhetoric in Athens?
• Taking up a government post in Asia?
• Sending home the profits of your latest sale of goods at Rome?
• Visiting exotic Alexandria and the wonders of the Nilus?

Interest Accounts -- Bank of the Furii pays interest on deposits left for fixed periods of time. We offer tiered rates of increase based on the size of your account. Manage your wealth with security by putting your funds with us. Bank of the Furii also offers investment opportunities for select clients of means. Our bankers are available for consultation with discretion at our reception hall in the vicus Iugarius.

Loans -- Bank of the Furii makes private sources of capital available to select clients in need of temporary sources of funds. We offer reasonable interest terms for qualified clients. We understand the financial pressures that public office and family clients create for the Roman of class. Talk with our staff about your borrowing needs today.

• Take out a Villa Equity Loan – expand or refurnish your domus:
  - Use your property as security -- land and cattle accepted
  - Helpful tools and a local network of contractors
  - Special savings through Furii-affiliated suppliers
  
• Personal Loans:
  - Fund Festival and Funerary Games
  - Buy a new team of horses or slaves
  
• Business Loan
  - Start a new business or expand your existing business
  - Finance shipping your products to markets†
  
• Refinance Debt

Auction Agents -- Bank of the Furii manages both public and private sales of property with a specialized staff of freedmen. Our clerks will register all items for sale and handle the financial transactions between buyers and sellers. We broker the finest properties with discretion and prompt payment.

• Selling an estate you have inherited?
• Buying property at auction?
• Disposing of household possessions to raise cash?

We hire the finest legion-trained professionals for your security. Our guards are available to escort you when bringing funds to our office for deposit. All deposits are safely held in our strong rooms in the vaults of the Aedes Castoris.

Image Notes:

• The banker’s table inset in the Bank of the Furii sign shows an actual Roman-era bank plaque courtesy of the VRoma Project images (digitally enhanced). The eagle inset is from an image of a modern reproduction plaque from Ancient Sculpture Gallery.
  
• The drawing of the Forum (facing east) is from Ch. Huelsen, Das Forum Romanum: Rekonstruktion nach Angaben und mit Erläuterungen, (1892) - image from the VRoma Project.
  
• Reception hall fauces from a photo of the atrium of the Acquario Romano building from the Comune di Roma.
  
• Photo of a group of ancient coins from Doug Smith’s ancient coin reference site.
  
• Image of silver coins and hacksilver from a photo of the West Bagborough hoard of 4th Century Roman silver found in Somerset, U.K., in 2001 – now in the Somerset County Museum.
  
• The drawing of the temple of Castor in the Forum is from S.B. Platner, The Topography and Monuments of Ancient Rome (2nd ed.), p. 181 (1911) - image from the VRoma Project.
  
• Overhead view of the Forum from the detailed models by André Caron, with illustrations by Gilles Chaillet.