ancient coins
Old metal money
Ancient coins are currency minted in antiquity—typically Greek, Roman, Byzantine, or other civilizations from roughly 600 BCE to 500 CE.
The term appears most often in numismatics, where collectors prize them for historical significance, artistry, and rarity: He spent years building his collection of ancient coins.
Authentication matters, as forgeries abound.
- obverseFront of coin
- mint markSymbol indicating coin's origin
- coinsMetal money units
- worn edgesDeteriorated boundaries from use
- Roman EmpireAncient state from Augustus onward
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- coin erasmedieval coins, modern coins, Roman coins
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- Southeast Asian antiquitiesBuddha statues, temple ruins, stone carvings, Buddhist art, ceramic vessels
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