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<p>[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 3183827, member: 19165"]I think these fit into his "Greek" tradition, which he defined like this: "lumps of precious metal which were, at the end, marked to certify they were not random lumps." And I think the pictures he shows at the end of the post, with the large copper chunks and the things shaped like dolphins, are both examples of those Italian pieces. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am kinda disappointed you don't show any of the Lydian coinage, though <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Your post was very interesting - I don't think I'd ever really thought about the different historical types of coinage like this. And, I've never seen those Indian pieces before - really cool![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 3183827, member: 19165"]I think these fit into his "Greek" tradition, which he defined like this: "lumps of precious metal which were, at the end, marked to certify they were not random lumps." And I think the pictures he shows at the end of the post, with the large copper chunks and the things shaped like dolphins, are both examples of those Italian pieces. I am kinda disappointed you don't show any of the Lydian coinage, though ;) Your post was very interesting - I don't think I'd ever really thought about the different historical types of coinage like this. And, I've never seen those Indian pieces before - really cool![/QUOTE]
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