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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 3597994, member: 26302&quot;]Like others have said, no firm answer. Traditionally, there were two definitions, the strict definition was ancients ended with the fall of the western roman empire in 476. The looser definition included the Byzantine empire in the mix, but excluded other coin issuing entities, classifying them as medieval. </p><p><br /></p><p>Myself, I lean towards European ancients ending in 476, Persian ending around 650 (fall of Sassanids), and China ending in 617, (beginning of Tang empire). Your mileage may vary. Having said that, I find early medieval, (Dark Ages), fascinating and I love collecting them if I can find them, especially transitional pieces.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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