Published Apr 29, 2022
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Story Of Some Old Coins

Published Apr 29, 2022
2 mins read
408 words

Hello friends, welcome to another weekly blog of mine in this blog I am going to talk about some of the oldest coins in the history hope you all like the blog

Hallaton Silver Coin These silver coins were made in 211 BCE and it found in Rome and England .this is also the Roman coin found in the British empire with one side of the coin is stamped with Goddess Roma and the other side mythical twins Castor and Pollux riding a horse 

Persian Daric These gold coins were first introduced by a Persian ruler Cyrus- The Great these were the thick coins with a standard weight of 8.4 grams the high point of these gold coins was their purity which was almost 97% in 330 BCE these coins were melted down and remade as coins of Alexander

Aegina Sea Turtle  These silver coins were introduced in 550 BCE and the coins were used in international trade currency in the mid-century period it was heavier and thicker and feature a sea turtle on one side and a purchased square on the other these coins slowly spread it the world at that time y

Karshapana It is believed it is the first coin melted in India these coins were a punch-marked called Karsapana unlike the coins of west India the shape was not circular this time these coins were made by cutting down the silver plates in equal sizes of pieces with an at least one cut off corner 

YING YUAN  As it looks like from its name it is a Chinese coin made of the gold way back in 600-500 BCE it is believed that these coins were a symbol of freedom of Chinese coinage independence and these coins came into existence in 700 BCE and were the coins issued by the state of Chu during the warning period 

Lonian Hemiobols  These coins were called Hemiobols and these silver coins were  stamped with a horse head on one side these coins were first used by Ionians who use these coins for the purpose of large scaling retailing and spread the idea of market Economics in the rest of the world 

Lydian Lion These coins are widely considered the oldest coins in the world these coins were used in ancient Greek which is located in modern-day turkey. It is believed that Lydian was the first people to use gold and silver coins in the nearby retail shop

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shifanaaz112 4/29/22, 9:37 AM
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janvi.verma 4/29/22, 11:03 AM
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sheetal.thakur 4/30/22, 11:07 AM
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