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Egyptian Ingots and Metal Rings
From el-Amarna, Egypt
18th Dynasty, 14th century BC
Egypt's earliest money
These ingots and metal rings date from the fourteenth century BC and were found at el-Amarna. They give us rare archaeological evidence for Egypt's earliest money…
18th Dynasty, 14th century BC
Egypt's earliest money
These ingots and metal rings date from the fourteenth century BC and were found at el-Amarna. They give us rare archaeological evidence for Egypt's earliest money…
Sicilian onkia
The city of Camarina, situated on the south coast of Sicily, had an eventful history. Founded in 598 BC by Syracuse, Camarina was deserted shortly afterward. Hippocrates, the tyrant of Gela, refounded the city in 492 BC. But again Camarina's destiny…
Lydian Electrum
Electrum 1/6 stater
Lydian, about 650-600 BC
From western modern Turkey
One of the very earliest coins
The Greek historian Herodotus, writing in the fifth century BCE, stated that 'the Lydians were the first people we know to have struck…
Lydian, about 650-600 BC
From western modern Turkey
One of the very earliest coins
The Greek historian Herodotus, writing in the fifth century BCE, stated that 'the Lydians were the first people we know to have struck…
Obolos, or handful
Six rod-shaped oboloi displayed in the Numismatic Museum of Athens.
Below: A hand grasping six oboloi forming a drachma.
Below: A hand grasping six oboloi forming a drachma.
Greece and Asia Minor
Greece and Asia Minor, Lydia emphasized as place where coins were first created.
Frome Hoard
Frome Hoard is a hoard of 52,503 Roman coins found in April 2010 by metal detectorist Dave Crisp near Frome in Somerset, England. Most of the coins are made from debased silver or bronze and it is one of the the largest hoards ever found in Britain.…
