This is so cool! Was this kind of passed down through your family, did you find it on the ground one day, cashier handed it to you… what?
Nilsss on
I thought something like this would be worth a lot of money, but surprisingly only a few dollars
tyuoplop on
Back in my day you could get 3 bottles of garum for that, now I’d be lucky if I can get one bottle of ketchup! A denarius just doesn’t go as far these days…
EbonyNivory19 on
Cool, I was literally _just_ thinking of the roman empire
TooManyToThinkOf on
I love Roman coins there are so many good ones. I would like to get that damn owl someday but it’s expensive. I usually carry a widow mite with me
lifesuxwhocares on
So? You can buy these on ebay for like 10$-20$
lucidzfl on
I have lydian electrum, an Alexander the Great in headdress, an elephant coin from Julius Caesar, a coin from Herod and one from Constantine. Love me some ancient coins!
TywinDeVillena on
Hello from r/AncientCoins
Thinyser on
Considering that coins only were “invented” as money in 650-600 BC in Turkey (wasn’t Turkey then) means a coin of this age is basically 75% as old as “possible” (based on currently held historic beliefs).
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This is so cool! Was this kind of passed down through your family, did you find it on the ground one day, cashier handed it to you… what?
I thought something like this would be worth a lot of money, but surprisingly only a few dollars
Back in my day you could get 3 bottles of garum for that, now I’d be lucky if I can get one bottle of ketchup! A denarius just doesn’t go as far these days…
Cool, I was literally _just_ thinking of the roman empire
I love Roman coins there are so many good ones. I would like to get that damn owl someday but it’s expensive. I usually carry a widow mite with me
So? You can buy these on ebay for like 10$-20$
I have lydian electrum, an Alexander the Great in headdress, an elephant coin from Julius Caesar, a coin from Herod and one from Constantine. Love me some ancient coins!
Hello from r/AncientCoins
Considering that coins only were “invented” as money in 650-600 BC in Turkey (wasn’t Turkey then) means a coin of this age is basically 75% as old as “possible” (based on currently held historic beliefs).
Pretty neat piece of history.