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<p>[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 6443869, member: 98035"]Numismatically, I consider the cutoff between ancient and medieval to be:</p><p><br /></p><p>Western Europe: Rise of Charlemagne and the shift from a gold/copper economy imitating the Romans/Byzantines to the silver denier</p><p><br /></p><p>Byzantine: Coinage reform of Anastasius in 490s</p><p><br /></p><p>Middle East and Central Asia: Islamic conquest from 650s-750s, replacement of native designs with mostly epigraphic/Islamic ones</p><p><br /></p><p>India: Fall of the Hunnic kingdoms and Harsha's empire and the rise of Rajput and Gadhaiya coinage</p><p><br /></p><p>Far East: Rise of Tang dynasty and cessation of Wu Zhu in favor of Kai Yuan Tongbao[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 6443869, member: 98035"]Numismatically, I consider the cutoff between ancient and medieval to be: Western Europe: Rise of Charlemagne and the shift from a gold/copper economy imitating the Romans/Byzantines to the silver denier Byzantine: Coinage reform of Anastasius in 490s Middle East and Central Asia: Islamic conquest from 650s-750s, replacement of native designs with mostly epigraphic/Islamic ones India: Fall of the Hunnic kingdoms and Harsha's empire and the rise of Rajput and Gadhaiya coinage Far East: Rise of Tang dynasty and cessation of Wu Zhu in favor of Kai Yuan Tongbao[/QUOTE]
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