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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 3102299, member: 51347&quot;][USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] I won&#039;t have the exact coins, but I can drop a few from the same time period and place...</p><p><br /></p><p>King Cyrus the Great of Persia defeated King Croesos, and united his lands into their Empire.&nbsp; They began emulating the Greeks coinage into their commerce.&nbsp; Although this is obviously not the FIRST GOLD Coin, this was the first Gold Coin used in long distance commerce and tribute over an empire or within political states:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]785292[/ATTACH]</p><p>PERSIA Achaemenid Daris I-Xerxes II 485-420 BC AV Daric 14mm 8.3g LydoMilesian Sardes king wearing kidaris kandys quiver spear bow Incuse Carr Type IIIb Group A-B pl XIII 27</p><p><br /></p><p><b>NEAPOLIS (not Makedonwn, rather from Campania <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />):</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]785294[/ATTACH] </p><p>Campania Neapolis 320-300 BC AR Didrachm Nomos Nymph Achelous</p><p><br /></p><p><b>ATHENS TET:</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]785295[/ATTACH] </p><p>Athens Owl AR Tet 17.3g&nbsp; 22.9mm x 6.8mm thick crud</p><p><br /></p><p><b>SYRACUSE-Dolphin TET:</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]785296[/ATTACH]</p><p>Syracuse Tyrant Gelon 458-478 BCE AR Tet 24mm 16.7g Slow Biga Victory&nbsp; Artemus-Arethusa 4 dolphins Sear-Greek 914[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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