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Silver coin issued by Tissaphernes (c. 420-395 BCE) in Persia. The obverse depicts a satrap while the reverse shows a lyre with seven strings.

Korean bronze coin (Choson t'ongbao) minted during the reign of Sejong the Great in 1423 CE.

The coin was probably turned into jewellery after circulating for some time. The fact that it is was made from silver (and gold) suggests that coin jewellery was popular among elite and wealthy people. Silver drachm coin of the Sassanian...

This coin depicts Vadfradad I, king of Persis (Fars) in Southern Iran, who can be identified on both sides of the coin by his special headgear. On the back (lower image), a figure holds up a royal headband (diadem) as a symbol of kingship...

This gold coin issued by Emperor Samudragupta (335/350 – 370/380 CE) of the Gupta dynasty shows him playing the vina, an Indian stringed instrument resembling the lyre or lute. The legend on the coin says "Maharajadhiraja-Shri-Samudraguptah”...

When Qin Shihuang (the First Emperor) unified the Warring States in 221 BCE, he standardized the coinage. He made the banliang (half-ounce) coin of the Qin State standard throughout the Empire, and declared all other coins obsolete. The round...

A bronze coin of the Korean Goryeo Dynasty. The legend reads: Haedong tongbo meaning 'Coin of the Land East of the Sea' (Korea). 1097-1105 CE. (British Musem, London)

A 3rd Century - 2nd Century BCE Celtic coin from Southeastern Europe, specifically what is now Romania. The reverse of this coin depicts a horse and helmeted rider while the obverse depicts the head of Zeus, it is one of many imitations of...

Also called Kaiyuan tongbao. This was the first imperial coin to use a four-character inscription with the term tongbao , meaning "coin", (circulating money), which then became customary on Chinese coins up to the 20th century. Copper alloy...

The inscription yong'an wuzhu, 5 gram coin of Yong'an period, is one of the earliest dated coin inscriptions. Copper alloy. Obverse, 4-character Chinese inscription. Minted in China; ruler Emperor Xiaozhuangdi. Northern Wei Dynasty, c. 529...