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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roerbakmix, post: 3978573, member: 100731&quot;]Glaring through the catalogue of my collection, I wondered: what&#039;s the oldest coin that can be related with certainty to a person (e.g. king, magistrate, tiran, etc.)? I propose two rules:</p><ol> <li>the coin actually depicts this person (i.e. a king riding on horseback, the bust of the emperor, etc)</li> <li>the name of this person is clearly written on the coin</li> </ol><p>For the first category, my oldest coin (depicting the person):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1047237[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>BAKTRIA, Menander I Soter</b></p><p>Denomination: AR drachm, minted: Baktria; 155-130 BC</p><p>Obv: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ (&#039;of King Menander the Saviour&#039;), heroic bust of Menander wearing crested helmet facing right</p><p>Rev: Athena standing right, brandishing thunderbolt and holding aegis, Karosthi legend around, monogram in field to right</p><p>Weight: 2.1g; Ø:18mm, Catalogue: Sear 7603; SNG Copenhagen 294, Provenance: Ex private collection; acq.: 05-2019</p><p><br /></p><p>For the second category, my oldest coin (with the name of the person):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1047238[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>GREECE, Dynasts of Lycia (Perikles, c 380-360 BC)</b></p><p>Denomination: AE11, minted: Uncertain mint; 380-360 BC</p><p>Obv: Horned head of Pan, to the left</p><p>Rev: ΠE-PE-KΛ Lucian triskeles to left</p><p>Weight: 2.24g; Ø:11mm, Catalogue: Falghera 219–23. Müseler VIII, 52–5. SNG von Aulock 4257–8, Provenance: [USER=87271]@AnYangMan[/USER] ; acq.: 12-2019</p><p><br /></p><p><b>So how far back in time can we go? What&#039;s the oldest Cointalkcoin that can be related with certainty to a person in history? </b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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