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Message:: [QUOTE="Ancient Aussie, post: 2609950, member: 80147"]I think I have mentioned my first ancient in another thread but it's probably better placed in this, being a history buff from a very young age, I was always frustrated that I could not get my hands on anything ancient and did not know that coins were even being minted 2600 years ago, so you can imagine my delight when walking around a general flea market at Gold Coast Queensland AUS, when I stumbled across a stall with a tin of old coins in flips. So asked the question what is the oldest coin you have and told Roman Valentinian around 360AD, how much I asked $25 but you can have it for $20. Amazed that I had a 1700 year old antique in my hand I was instantly addicted, it turned out to be a Gratian when I learnt how to read the inscription, little did I know that[ATTACH=full]570829[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]570830[/ATTACH] it would be the first of many and they would all be much older again.[/QUOTE]