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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 8230824, member: 86498&quot;]Pretty well from the get go, ancient ae coins had some method of showing value. Many coins in Magna Graecia (Italy and Sicily) used dots to signify the denomination of the coin. This was done as the intrinsic value of the ae was nowhere near that of its stated value.</p><p>Himera Hemilitron 415- 409 BC Obv Head of Nymph Himera left. To left row of six dots. Rv. Six dots all within laurel wreath.&nbsp; HGC 479 2.92 grms 15 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1446957[/ATTACH]There are earlier or even larger examples of aes coins with these marks of value, however this is the earliest example that resides in my collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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