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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 2855925, member: 39&quot;]As for how long the history of coin collecting is, well, we know for example that the Byzantine empress Theodora (guess that is Theodora Porphyrogenita, not sure though) collected coins. Her favorites were Persian Daric gold coins according to the &quot;Chronographeia&quot; written by Michael Psellos in the 11th century.</p><p><br /></p><p>When it comes to Western Europe, Francesco Petrarca is usually considered to be one of the first coin collectors. That would be the 14th century. And yes, the &quot;general public&quot; did not collect coins until, well, quite a bit later. But I think that has a lot to do with who could afford putting money aside for that ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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