At first coins were of high value, and the original stater was an electrum coin weighing 14 to 16 grams. Electrum occurs naturally in the silt of the the Paktalos river that flows through Sardis, the ancient capital of Lydia. The stream loaded with this metal, a mixture of gold and silv...
doi:10.1515/jah-2017-0010Anne LykkeDe GruyterJournal of Ancient History
Ancient copper coins of Jin Dynasty (1115-1234) named Zhenglong Yuanbao are displayed at the Jin Shangjing History Museum in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, June 26, 2024.(Xinhua/Tang Tiefu) The "Cheng'an Baohuo" silver coin of Jin Dynasty (1115-1234) is displayed at the...
Ancient coins would be a perfect coin collection for you, if you are interested in ancient history.3rd-1st Century BC Ancient Silver Greek Coins(click image for larger view)___The era of Roman emperors and gladiators and Greek gods and goddesses is a fascinating time in history and it is...
Areas covered: add page saying why not just Greek but "Pre & Contemporary Civs. And delineating my 3 periods of Ancient "Greek" civs. Greek States, Egypt, Carthage, Persian Empire. Ancients non-Rome Roman Republic & Empire. Roman Republic ...
Coins in the reconstruction of the political history of ancient BiharSinha, B P
But later, coins with square holes in the middle showed up and became the most commonly used coins in ancient China. People even gave ancient Chinese coins the other name; " Brother Square Hole" The holes allowed people to collect the coins using strings or sticks. 'They were easy to ...
Ancient and Early Medieval Coins from Cornwall & Scilly is one of only 3 regional numismatic corpora from Britain (joining NW England and Wales) and this collection will be an important source of information for those interested in the archaeology and history of south-western Britain from later ...
Hoe-like Money. The hoe-like money was evolved from an ancient Chinese farming toll. In the early days it bore close resemblance to a hoe. Because the hoe is similar to the shovel. This is why the hoe-like mone...
March 2025 Zurich Showcase Auction - Ancient & World Coins Lots 12001-12345 Baur Au Lac, Zurich View Lots Mar 14, 2025 - Mar 15, 2025 Live Auction March 2025 L. E. Bruun Collection A Corpus of Scandinavian Monetary History Part II ...