What is your oldest "dated" coin?

Belgium 1837

 

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I sure need to foray into Edward VI silver once the more, I owned a sterling shilling once an' still regret selling it. From memory the earliest "Christian" dates on an English coin were on shillings and tanners in Roman numerals in 1549 - but for some reason I think those were still the "coppernose" issues that were 2/3rds fine. Queen Elizabeth and Thomas Gresham take the credit for returning England to the sterling standard - but it actually returned during the reign of Edward VI.

 

In a date form that a normal person can read today without knowing the complete history of ancient times...

This one...

 

here's my oldest coin with a date for non-weird people ....





hungary
ferdinand i
1554
silver denar

 

Ummm okay, yah I admit that it is a bit unofficial ...

=> but I'm pretty sure that having an "Antelope walkin' right" is basically like sayin' that you are lookin' at a 1650 BC scarub!!?






... okay fine ... the whole "dated" thingy is a bit blurry ... eh?