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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 3030418, member: 76194&quot;]As far back as ancient Greek times, some texts have survived from ancient writers containing exerpts that go into specific details of coins, which leads me to believe as early as 300-400 BCE there were people around with an interest in coins that went beyond just money. If I had to guess, the first numismats (in Europe anyways) began shortly after the first coins in Europe were minted around 750 BCE.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not sure about the history of numismatics in ancient India and China. Maybe someone else can shed light on that. I wouldn&#039;t doubt&nbsp; it if someone told me Emperor Wang Mang was an ancient coin collector, with his unhealthy obsession with coinage in general.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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