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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 7181831, member: 99456&quot;]Money comes in all shapes and sizes, and these coins are not the usual 3-4 grams of silver in the form of a Roman denarius, nor a Roman AE, or a Greek drachm or tetradrachm that I have more often posted.&nbsp; Here are three &quot;coins&quot; that are all unusual in size and some in shape (with a U.S. quarter for scale):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1274232[/ATTACH]</p><p>The Chinese &quot;Spade Money&quot; was issued during the Interregnum of <b>Wang Mang (王莽)</b>, between Great Western and Eastern Han Empire in China.&nbsp; This<b> Huobu </b>(貨布) coin was issued <b>in 14-23 AD. </b>The word &quot;貨, Huo&quot; means &quot;Money&quot; and &quot;布, bu&quot; means &quot;Spade&quot;.&nbsp; <b>Size:</b> 58 x 23 x 2 mm, 15.0g.&nbsp; Wang Mang was a usurper and founder of the Xin dynasty. Wang Mang&#039;s monetary reforms were at least contributing factors to rebellion and his death at the hands of rebels in AD 23.</p><p><br /></p><p>Below is an even larger &quot;coin&quot; - a 98g Silver &quot;Tiger Tongue&quot; Lat, <b>2 Tamlung (8 Baht)</b>, from the <b>Kingdom of Loas</b> in <b>AD 1591-1707</b>.&nbsp; <b>Obv:</b> Two rows of raised ovoids down each side.&nbsp; The silver content varies, mixed with copper, this one particularly good silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>The third coin is from the <b>Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy IV Philopator,</b> 221-205 BC, AE 43 (Drachm), 72.0g, Alexandria, Egypt</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Head of Zeus Ammon facing right, wearing a diadem with floral ornament above the forehead, dotted border</p><p><b>Rev: </b> ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt. Between legs, ΔΙ. In left field, cornucopia adorned by fillets</p><p><br /></p><p><b>What other unusual coins, large or small, might show up in this thread?</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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