Kind Sirs, please post your oldest coins.. Lydian, Aeginetan Turtle, Athenian Owl, etc.

amazing artifacts !!

 

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EF AR Tetradrachm
Athena Helmeted Right
AΦΕ - Owl standing right, head facing, crescent & olive-sprig behind within incuse square
Mint: Athens (415 BCish)



Phoenicia, Sidon
Coin: Silver 1/16th Shekel
War-galley before fortress with three towers, lion left in ex;
Bowman (Great King) standing right drawing bow, on right incuse head of goat right; on left incuse head of Bes facing;
Mint: Betlyon (510-500 BC)
Wt./Size: 0.71g / 8-9mm

 

Thanks for the coin complement. For the record, the top photo is a collage of three photographs of the same Buddha coin. I understand it was part of Buddha's silver. It was probably struck before the prince (Buddha) became enlightened.

 

4th or 3rd century BC
Lucania, Metapontin
Persephone/Barley ear
13mm, 2.66g

 

Western Zhou
Imitation Deer Bone Cowrie Shell.
BC 1046-771

 

My oldest, while not as old as others, is a ban liang from 2nd century b.c. china.