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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 3602004, member: 51347&quot;]Probably my oldest. I have several Chinese monies reaching back into the Shang Dynasty, however, I am not sure if they were truly minted until much later in the Dynasty.</p><p><br /></p><p>I find it interesting that Western Countries feel that everything was invented in Europe or The Med. I find it myopic when considering Human History world wide. There were many Eastern or “Other” cultures using the concept of money through coinage. Sadly, we seem to think coins must be round. However, even in Western coinage during ancient times had square and irregular coins (I have seen a lot of ancient Roman coins that are a hot mess after manufacture, and Byzantines look and are shaped crudely.)</p><p><br /></p><p>We even have debates on Ancient vs Modern coinage. The date milestones and technologies for other cultures OUTSIDE Europe and The Med are COMPLETELY different. </p><p><br /></p><p>I would have to say the Chinese were brilliant early in their coinage heritage. 1) they poured their money via a simple casting process. 2) they created FIAT money, not tying value of the coins to precious metal within the coin. Rather, they generally STATED the value ON the coin. Yes, they had size differences for values, however that made it easier to quickly understand its fiat value. Smart, and well before the West “ figgerred” it out!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>INDIA</b></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/india-gandahara-ar-bent-bar-11-3g-650-600-bce-rare-two-dots-also-have-on-both-sides-very-rare-jpg.794176/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />&#039;</p><p>India Gandhara janaprada</p><p>AR Bent Bar 11.3g </p><p>650-600 BCE</p><p>RARE two dots</p><p>- also have on BOTH sides is VERY RARE</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/india-gandahara-ar-bent-bar-11-3g-rare-2-dots-on-one-side-very-rare-on-both-sides-jpg.794179/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>CHINA FISH MONEY</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/china-zhou-dynasty-1046-256-bce-ae-fish-money-67mm-9-5g-ab-coole-enc-chinese-coins-6920ff-jpg.795525/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>China Zhou Dynasty 1046-256 BCE AE Fish Money 67mm 9.5g AB Coole Enc Chinese Coins 6920ff</p><p>EX: [USER=76086]@Ken Dorney[/USER][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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