What is your oldest coin?

What is your oldest coin? my oldest is a 1757 English coin.

 

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Just this 2,600+ year old coin, which is incidentally my oldest Asian coin.

Gandhara, Taxili
AR Satamana
Circa. 650 BCE

*And yes, it is a coin, not a bar. I guess you could say it is a bar-shaped coin.

As proof, here is the pocket change for the coin above, a 1/8 Satamana

India, Gandhara Janapada, 6th - 5th Century BCE
Silver Shana, or 1/8 Satamana, 15mm, 1.40 grams
Obverse: Six armed Taxila symbol with pellet between arms.
Reverse: Blank as made.
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As for European coinage, this would be my oldest:


Kyzikos, Mysia
AR Hemiobol, Circa. 480-450 BCE.
Forepart of running boar left, tunny fish facing upward.
Roaring lion.

I hope 2,600 years old is old enough for you, because coinage really doesn't get any older than that...though I know some in the ancient coins forum that have Chinese bars and "charm coins" going back 3,000+ years.

 

268-270 AD

 

Cool!!!

 

Cool

 

Cool!!

 

How does that compare with the electrum staters of Lydia? I thought those were widely regarded as the first coins ever minted. Do you think the technology was simultaneously developed in different parts of the world? Do you think there was communication between them, and they relied on each other?

 

My oldest is this Persian Siglos of King Darius, minted somewhere around 485-420 BC

 

I can't remember if you posted this one before...but it's awesome!

 

I probably haven't, actually. I got it several years ago when I was leading a Bible study about the book of Daniel. @Deacon Ray would be interested in this coin, as Darius was one of the kings that Daniel served.

 

Can't find it right now, but it's an 1736 Dutch VOC Duit. Found with my metal detector on my Dad's farm.

 

My oldest ancient coin is the same as Sallent's:

Kyzikos, Mysia
AR Tritatemorion, 9X12mm, 0.58g; 480-450 BC.
Obv.: Forepart of running boar left, tunny fish facing upward.
Rev.: Roaring lion.

I am so a serious collector of U.S. miolitary trade tokens. I think this is my oldest uploaded here:

 

I love metal decting!!

 

I like reading the bible. that is awesome the you can find a coin from Daniels time.

 

I have to reshoot a pic but a 480-400 BC Diobol Head of an Ass & incuse reverse

 

Ok

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Swedish 1777 1/24 Riksdaler

 

Old & very crappy picture.
Hemiobul not Dio my bad.

Macedon, Meude 480-460BC
7mm, 0.1g.
Obv. Head of an Ass
Rev. Diagnally divided incuse
need to re shoot pictures for this.

 

Oh you did not do bad. I do worse.

 

That pic was a few cell phones ago maybe the gravity 3. That was years ago, lol.