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  2. History of coins - Wikipedia

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    Ephesus' great temple of Artemis has provided evidence for the earliest coins yet known from the ancient world. [nb 1] The first structures in the sanctuary, buried deep under the later temples, date back to the eighth century BCE, and from that time on precious objects were used in the cult or dedicated to the goddess by her worshippers.

  3. List of historical currencies - Wikipedia

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    5-sol French coin and silver coins – New France; Spanish-American coins- unofficial; Playing cards – 1685-1760s, sometimes officially New France; 15 and a 30-deniers coin known as the mousquetaire – early 17th century New France; Gold Louis – 1720 New France; Sol and Double Sol 1738–1764; English coins early 19th century

  4. Spade money - Wikipedia

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    Two spade coins and a dozen moulds were discovered at the Guanzhuang Mint, these were attributed to have been produced between 640 BCE and no later than 550 BCE, which according to Hao Zhao, an archaeologist at Zhengzhou University, in an article published in Antiquity makes it the world's oldest known mint. [21] [1]

  5. Ancient Greek coinage - Wikipedia

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    The three most important standards of the ancient Greek monetary system were the Attic standard, based on the Athenian drachma of 4.3 grams (2.8 pennyweights) of silver, the Corinthian standard based on the stater of 8.6 g (5.5 dwt) of silver, that was subdivided into three silver drachmas of 2.9 g (1.9 dwt), and the Aeginetan stater or didrachm of 12.2 g (7.8 dwt), based on a drachma of 6.1 g ...

  6. Stash of Roman-era coins buried 2,000 years ago found in field

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    Also found among the Roman coins were 72 gold aurei, dated from 18 B.C. to 47 A.D. Those coins show no signs of wear and likely came from a pile of freshly minted coins, according to the Cultural ...

  7. Fugio cent - Wikipedia

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    The Fugio cent, also known as the Franklin cent, [1] [2] is the first official circulation coin of the United States.Consisting of 0.36 oz (10 g) of copper and minted dated 1787, by some accounts it was designed by Benjamin Franklin.

  8. 11 of the World’s Most Valuable Coins - AOL

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    Coin. Last-Known Value. 1. 1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. $18.9 million. 2. 1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar. ... The Umayyad gold dinar is the oldest coin in this roundup of valuable coins. It ...

  9. History of money - Wikipedia

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    The aes grave (heavy bronze) (or As) is the start of the use of coins in Rome, but not the oldest known example of metal coinage. Likewise, ancient Sparta minted coins from iron to discourage its citizens from engaging in foreign trade. [11]

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