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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 3930858, member: 51347&quot;]I have several sub-collections that chase threads of early history.&nbsp; I enjoy origins and foundations of the whats and whys of Human History.&nbsp; Not an academician, just a guy who enjoys reading ancient history for pleasure.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am usually not as excited about a coin&#039;s style or &quot;condition&quot; as other collectors.&nbsp; Rather, I enjoy the coin being a &quot;placemarker&quot; in History.&nbsp; I feel that holding the coin gives me a physical touch to that Ancient History.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one from Etruria, who probably founded and influenced Early Rome.&nbsp; It was an unique culture and Empire well before Rome, and there is a lot of mystery and speculation as to where they originally came from.&nbsp; They were not indigenous to Italia.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1036029[/ATTACH]</p><p>Etruria Populonia AR 1 As 0.60g 10.0mm after 211 BCE Male Head L - Plain Rev Vecchi 3 68-70 HN Italy 181 EXTREMELY RARE</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This one is from Carthage, whom had 3 Punic Wars and was in major conflict with Rome early in the Republic&#039;s history.&nbsp; This shaped a lot of Rome&#039;s character and resolve, to later become a World Empire.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1036033[/ATTACH]</p><p>Carthage Zeugitania First Punic War 264-241 BCE Double Shekel 26 mm 13.9 g Wreathed Tanit Horse stndng r star above SNG Cop 185 Rare</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>How about one from the Man whose philosophies and beliefs shapes and influences upwards of a Half-Billion of today&#039;s World Population?</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/india-shakya-janapada-ar-5-shana-6th-5th-c-bce-buddha-ref-hiramo-i-8-29-rare-19-known-jpg.739214/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>India - Shakya Janapada</p><p>AR 5-Shana</p><p>6th-5th Century BCE</p><p>25mm x 21mm, 7.05g</p><p>Obv: Central Pentagonal punch plus several banker&#039;s marks</p><p>Rev: Blank</p><p>Ref: Hirano Type I.8.29</p><p>19 known.</p><p>Coinage from the Ghaghara Gandak River region</p><p>Minted in the Shakya Janaprada during <b>Siddhārtha Gautama&#039;s (Later the Buddha)</b> lifetime while he was prince, and under the authority of his father as King</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>How about the Emperor Shi Huang Di who united the Warring States of China, that built a monolithic culture as China today?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1036036[/ATTACH]</p><p>China Qin Shi Huang 34mm 8.5g ban liang 221-206 BCE 半两 Primitive Line script rare ex: [USER=44140]@Ancientnoob[/USER], ex: Dr Alex Fishman</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I enjoy the Aechamenid Persian Empire because of their conflict and shaping the Greek World.&nbsp; This later lead to the rise of Makedon through Philip II and his son Alexander III.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1036040[/ATTACH]</p><p>Persia Achaemenid Type IV Artaxerxes II to Daris III 375-336 BCE AR siglos 15.2mm 5.45g running daggar bow incuse BMC 172ff rev[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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