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<p>[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 6374995, member: 98035"]My unambiguously oldest ancient is this 1/2 stater or siglos of Croesus, minted 561-546 BC.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1252319[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Slightly younger but still 6th century BC is this archaic "fish head" obol from Kyzikos</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1252334[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Then there is this one, at .35g it seems to be a 1/48 stater, although I am uncertain whether this is a 7th century BC proto-coin or simply an un-struck flan</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1252332[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Honorable mention goes to the "first" coin of India, a bent bar shatamana from Gandhara, although I seriously doubt the 600 BC figure- this one is probably 5th century BC</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1252349[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1252352[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Chinese coinage is much more contended than Greek coinage; I have this Ant Nose cowrie imitation listed as 4th-3rd century BC, but I have seen claims going as far back as 1000 BC</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1252357[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 6374995, member: 98035"]My unambiguously oldest ancient is this 1/2 stater or siglos of Croesus, minted 561-546 BC. [ATTACH=full]1252319[/ATTACH] Slightly younger but still 6th century BC is this archaic "fish head" obol from Kyzikos [ATTACH=full]1252334[/ATTACH] Then there is this one, at .35g it seems to be a 1/48 stater, although I am uncertain whether this is a 7th century BC proto-coin or simply an un-struck flan [ATTACH=full]1252332[/ATTACH] Honorable mention goes to the "first" coin of India, a bent bar shatamana from Gandhara, although I seriously doubt the 600 BC figure- this one is probably 5th century BC [ATTACH=full]1252349[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1252352[/ATTACH] Chinese coinage is much more contended than Greek coinage; I have this Ant Nose cowrie imitation listed as 4th-3rd century BC, but I have seen claims going as far back as 1000 BC [ATTACH=full]1252357[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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