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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 1984677, member: 56859&quot;]&quot;This particular coin appears to have been minted in the kingdom of Lydia in western Anatolya, sometime in the second half of the seventh century BCE, which put the coin’s age at more than 2750 years, he said.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Nice find!&nbsp; Although... they incorrectly calculated age, apparently thinking 7th century BC means numbers in the 700s.&nbsp; With a mid-seventh century minting estimate, the coin is ~2650 years old.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, it looks more like the general type which according to auction descriptions dates to ~600-550 BC (mid to late 6th century BC).&nbsp; Those auction descriptions may not reflect the latest scholarship though.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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