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@@Numischannel indeed they are!

Yes, silver was the most common circulating metal from ancient times until the 20th Century. In the UK most coins were made of sterling (0.925) silver until 1919, and 0.500 silver from 1920 to 1946 (then copper-nickel). In the US, most coins (dime, quarter, half, and dollar) were made of .900 fine silver until 1964. In Switzerland 0.835 silver until 1967. And so on. In Albania they used .835 silver for the 1 Frang and 2 Franga ari (= 5, 10 Lek) until 1939.

@@Numischannelvery nice! I remember the UK and US used it, but I didn’t realise it was THAT common back then!

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Si, así es, pero no tengo el diobolo... Necesito uno, es una moneda preciosa algunos cuños son de un grabado exquisito!

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The coin of the Italian rebels fighting for independence against the Austrian Empire.... Didn't end well though

@@Numischannel yeah… luckily they did it later! They rebels made Italy into what it is!

Hola Jerôme si, es una pieza interesante!

Hi Andrej my friend!

Glad you like it!

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Its fame somewhat overshadowed by its Australian offspring.... Which by the way is a very important mint (the one down under, I mean)!

@@Numischannel yeah I’ve. been to the Scottish Perth Australia would be nice one day to go to

Yes, nice and chunky!

@@Numischannel it’s chunky indeed I think I have a chunky Swedish coin

Yes Dmitry, this is the only one I've seen this old (it must be from the time of Napoleon III more or less). This has the exact diameter for the gold "Napoleons" and the full cilinder would hold 500 francs (25 gold coins of 20F each).

@@Lautaromessias Claro, más o menos de los años 300 DC

@@Caligulashorse1453 yes, You are right!

@@Lautaromessias 🤣🤣🤣 hola Lauti este estuche es rarisimo tiene entre 120 y 150 años de antigüedad! Saludos!

@@Caligulashorse1453 It is usual in the late Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire that weights are Made of bronze with silver inlays. Often they have the Weight Unit, but in this case it is only a dot. Also the weight equals 12-1/2 grammata (scripula). The shape is also consistent with other exagia of the period.

Eso pasó hace mucho

@@klausbiegerfac.cs.naturale1392 Si, por supuesto, hay auténticas bibliotecas sobre el tema de los análisis metalograficos y sus implicaciones. Lamentablemente, la arqueología pretende degradar un objeto tan complejo desde el punto de vista histórico, epigrafico, cultural, artístico, económico, a la estéril categoría de "vestigio arqueológico", destruyendo en el proceso una ciencia mucho más antigua, precisa y seria que la arqueología, la Numismatica. Saludos Klaus!

Hola David! Si, son bastante raras...

Pues no te sientas mal, a mi me la colaron! Tardé bastante en darme cuenta...

Si, éstos son Islamicos, proceden mayormente del Norte de Siria, y son de la Edad Media. Además los pesos siempre se corresponden con unidades de peso islámicas (2 ugiyah = 20 dirhams, 1 ugiyah = 10 dirhams, 1/2 ugiyah= 5 dirhams, 2 dirhams y 1 dirham). Saludos!

This was used when gold was everyday's currency!

@@Numischannelthe coin looks like one made between the 1950s-1980s! Gold was still used then? I thought that ended a couple of centuries ago!

@@SpeitoianMapping The full Gold standard (with Gold circulation) ended with the breakout of WW1. Gold coins of the Gold standard Era continue to be hoarded as a cheap mean to accumulate gold up to our days since the Gold coins of this period were struck in huge quantities. This coin was struck in 1909, so is 115 years old, but most of these Early 20 century gold coins remained in the vaults of Banks to back paper money issues and therefore are available at a minimum premium over spot gold price in uncirculated condition.

@@Numischannel oh wow didn’t know it was that late, only WW1?

@@SpeitoianMapping Yes, actually after the postwar, many countries tried to return to the gold standard, with little success. Only the richest ones achieved it, and for a short period (except the U.S., which was exceedingly rich). Britain (and its empire) was back to gold in 1925; France and Argentina both in 1928...., however it was not a real "gold standard", gold coins did not circulate at all, banknotes were backed by 50-ounces ingots... until the 1929 Wall St. crack, which by 1930 had expanded to the rest of the world, crippling most economies. So all countries (now including USA also) definitively abandoned this second (limited) gold standard in 1930-31.

A very unusual weight....

@@Numischannelthe fact it’s historic?

@@SpeitoianMapping Yes, most likely late Roman than Byzantine, perhaps 4th century AD.

@@Numischannel nice! So this would be from 300-400 AD?

@@SpeitoianMapping Yes pretty much about that time

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@@Numischannel you’re welcome it’s a nice coin (weight)

Si, es un ponderal

Si, pero estos son ponderales arabes, y son comunes

Yes, the "Barrel" type. I have about a dozen late Roman and Byzantine weights all different shapes and units

@@Numischannel I would love to get a coin or ancient weight of some kind but I can’t do coin collecting rn because of university

@@Caligulashorse1453 Do You mean that You have to pay a lot of money for tuition and have no money left to spend in coins? Or because of time?

@@Numischanneloh because I moved on campus I was online

No es molestia! Es la emisión anónima de 157-155 AC, Crawford 197/1. Saludos!

@@Numischannel Muchísimas gracias. ¡Un saludo!

Hola Marta, más probablemente período bizantino temprano (siglos VI-VII DC).

Si, exagium quiere decir pesa, en este caso para pesar 6 sólidos (6 nomísmata) de oro.

Bien!

🤣🤣🤣 no es una moneda, es una pesa para controlar el peso de las monedas de oro! No sé porqué las hacían con esta forma, pero es un formato bastante común.

@@heavymetalcoins muy bien David!!

@@AncientCoinStory You are right!!!

@@Numischannel Also the real example is excellent! I have a drachm with Arrhidaeus's name on the reverse, but actively looking to add a tetradrachm

​@@AncientCoinStoryYes, superwide flan for this Issue!😅

@@antonioantonio2915 correcto!!

@@elobservador665 correcto!

@@Oscardediegoperez así es!

It was originally a coin, but was transformed into a weight to check that the Gold solidi (Roman Gold "Shillings") had the correct Weight. It was selected for that purpose because this coin, more or less accidentally, weights exactly the same as a gold Solidus. And this was done exactly in the years 492-495 AD, because the engraving was made by the money changer in order not to mistake this special piece with similar coins in circulation, which might not have the correct weight.

@@Numischannel right, well thats a cool fact!

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Not very much, but ar least I have it! It is very rare. King James made periodic reforms in his coinage, so most of his types are hard to get (much more than many earlier coins).

@@Numischannel it’s great that you’re preserving these great pieces of history!

@@SpeitoianMapping well You asked me which country has rare coins... Your country has an extensive, fascinating varied and beautiful coinage, but unfortunately it is nearly all rare and expensive!

@@Numischannel yeah…. Well these coins really are beautiful! I think later in the week I’ll upload my first coin short!

@@SpeitoianMapping This one is beautiful Indeed.

@@SpeitoianMapping I am glad You liked it! 😄👍

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