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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2748094, member: 51347&quot;]I agree.&nbsp; It seems that the perspective of coins are from the West.&nbsp; Many AE coins (and other materials) were in use in the East (China), for many years prior.&nbsp; What I really enjoy is that the Chinese were brilliant by making their currency FIAT as opposed to the West making the underlying metal weight as the value of the currency.&nbsp; Therefore, the Chinese could cast/stamp coins with the value on them, and TELLING you its worth.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some examples:</p><p><br /></p><p>I BELIEVE this is my oldest Western AE coin:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]628747[/ATTACH]</p><p>SICILY Kamarina Æ Onkia 13mm 1.5g <b>420-405 BC</b>-OLDEST Gorgon tongue - KAMA owl r lizard in claw pellet in ex SNG Münch 411</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>However, here are some of my Chinese AE currencies:&nbsp; (Many could had been produced LATER in the dynasties.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=78244]@TypeCoin971793[/USER] has a good grasp of these currencies, and would be a better person to weigh in on real dates, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]628749[/ATTACH]</p><p>China Zhou -Chou- <b>1000-200 BCE</b> Dynasty AE Bronze cowrie - VF - Rare</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]628750[/ATTACH]</p><p>China Shang Dyn <b>1766-1154 BCE</b> Ant Nose Ge Liu Zhu 2-6g 19-5x11 very scarce H 1.10</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]628751[/ATTACH]</p><p>CHINA - ZHOU Dynasty, <b>1122-255 BCE</b> square foot spade 350-250 BC AN YANG - 3 lines rev bronze 31x52mm 7.45g H3.184 S13+</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]628753[/ATTACH]</p><p>China Shang Dyn <b>1766-1154 BCE</b> Ant Nose Ge Liu Zhu 17-4x10 very scarce H 1.10</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]628754[/ATTACH]</p><p>China Zhou Dyn <b>1122-255 BCE </b>AE Chuan Bead Money 40mm</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]628756[/ATTACH]</p><p>China Ming Knife money <b>400-220 BCE</b> bronze Hartill 4.42-3</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]628757[/ATTACH]</p><p>China ANCIENT Cowrie - BONE 2 holes for clothing or funeral bier 20mm Hartill 1-2v Coole 51-66</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]628759[/ATTACH]</p><p>China Cowrie Shell Pottery[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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