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Northern Song Dynasty of ChinaIssued under Emperor Zhenzong995 to 997 ADAE cash | 2.68 | 25mm wideObv: Zhi Dao Yuan Bao (top-right-bottom-left) in running scriptRev: BlankRef: H#16.39var, Gorny's NS#4b.05, Z#293605From the Musi River of Palembang Next: more square holed coins

The San Fan RebellionIssued under Wu Shifan1679-1681 ADAE cash | 3.96 grams | 23mm wideObv: Hong Hua Tong Bao (top-bottom-right-left)Rev: BlankRef: H#21.112, Z#295568Ex: Scott Semans Next: another square holed coin

F for France Kingdom of France1285 to 1314 ADIssued under King Philip IVBI double tournois | 0.75 grams | 19mm wide

E for the Eastern Han Dynasty of China Eastern Han Dynasty of Chinac. 25 to 40 AD Issued during the early reign of Emperor Guangwu copying the coinage of the deposed Wang MangAE diminutive cash | 1.19 grams | 18.5mm wideObv: Huo Quan (right-left) with a thick inner borderRev: Blank with a thick inner borderRef: H#9.64, Z#299106 Eastern Han Dynasty of China25 to 75 AD Issued anonymously during the reigns of Emperor Guangwu or Emperor MingAE cash | 2.50 grams | 25.5mmObv: Wu Zhu (right-left) with degraded characters displaying doubled linesRev: Blank with a doubled border or extra line to leftRef: G&F#B4.1n, Z#293979

E for e-sen, the numismatic term for Japanese charm/token/exonumia, more often with a cultural or religious motif than commercial Japanc. 1690 to 1900 ADAnonymous e-senAE charm | 7.94 grams | 24mm wide | 2.25mm thickObv: Monkey pulling a grudging horse with bundle by lead, called 綱踏駒曳, an allegory 'to force without brains is useless'Rev: BlankRef: Hartill EJC#7.87var, Z#220251 Ex: Wybrand Op den Velde

E for Egypt, the Ptolemaic Dynasty to be specific

Satavahana of India (200-100 BC) Potin karshapana Next: another elephant

This thing surely saw some heavy circulation, despite its small size. Amirs of SindCirca 973 to 987 ADIssued under 'Ali of the Habbari DynastyAR Damma | 0.52 grams | 10mm wide Next: another small coin (10mm or less)

Neat! Yes the Chinese mining communities which organized under local governments called Kongsi's minted coins in both Bangka and Borneo (West Kalimantan). In fact, their coins are probably the most notable or attainable artifacts known from these groups. There are a few works on these, an article by T. D. Yih and J. de Kreek, a chapter in Hartill's book A Guide to Cash Coins, and then there is also a more updated and comprehensive book by Puji Harsono. I don't have Harsono's book yet so have mostly relied on information in Hartill's book for the information. I am not sure where he sourced the information but most of the Borneo coins are attributed to issuer while some of the Bangka coins are anonymous or unidentified to date. Luckily my example is known. B for Borneo

B for Bangka Mining Gongsi of BangkaCirca 1710 to 1816 ADIssued anonymously by the Chinese tin mining Gongsi community located in Layang (Lazang) in Songai Liat, Bangka IslandTin cash | 2.74 grams | 26mm wide Obv: Quasi floral pattern above and below, set of interlocked rings left and rightRev: Shun Ji (right-left)Ref: Hartill GCC#3.268

Abbasid CaliphateCirca 747 to 767 AD (c. 130s-140s AH)Issued under al-'Abbas b. Muhammad at the al-Jazira Mint AE Fals | 1.90 grams | 20mm wideRef: Album-304 Next: another base metal coin from the eighth century

6 hours Safavid Dynasty of Persia1596-1629 ADIssued under Abbas I at the Qazvin MintAR Abbasi | 7.62 grams | 20mm wide Next: another Arabic/Islamic coin

Republic of Rome100 BCIssued under L. Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus and Q Servilius CaepioAR denarius | 3.29 grams | 19mm wideObv: Saturn facing right, a wreath directly behind, below (off-flan) a harpa, PISP CAEPIO QRev: The two issuing quaestors seated facing left between two grain crops, below AD FRV EMV EX SCRef: Crawford 330/1a Midwest US here, government is always involved in the corn business. Of course, the corn mentioned here is just grain, wheat or otherwise, not maize corn like that grown here. Close enough for me to think it is interesting. Here is a section of context taken from Wildwinds: "with legends AD.FRV.EMV./EX.SC. This is an abbreviated form of "Ad Frumentum Emundum, ex Senatus Consulto". This piece was minted specifically for use in conjunction with a law that was passed to allow people to buy corn for "a semis and a triens for a modius". The Senate ordered the quaestors to strike a special issue of coins so that they could fulfil the provisions of the law. Coin grades F, with major devices and most legends clear. A very decent example [obviously not talking about my coin] of this scarcer historical type, issued for an early form of price control!" Next: another coin related to your local economy // local history in anyway

Srivijaya period of Sumatra, present-day Indonesia Circa 900 ADTin barter boat ingots | 13.2 to 30.2 grams | 42 to 80mm long This type of tin barter series were discovered amongst the fallen cargo of the Intan Shipwreck, proving an earlier age than previously thought: sometime in the 900s AD Ex: Scott Semans Next: more odd shaped money

6 hours Palembang Sultanate of Sumatra1193AH (1778-1779 AD)Tin pitis | 0.67 grams | 15mm wideObv: Al-sultan fi bilad Palembang sanat 1193 in Jawi scriptRev: Blank (uniface)Ref: R#5Reported from the Musi River of Palembang Next: more tin/lead

Thessaly, KrannonCirca 350 to 300 BCAE Dichalkon | 3.92 grams | 12mm wideObv: Zeus or Poseidon rightRev: Horseman left, KP-A-N Next: another coin from any fourth century

Japan1708-1709 ADAE 10 mon | 8.18 grams | 37mm wide | 1mm thickObv: Ho Ei Tsu HoRev: Ei Kyu Sei Yo cast into the rims, Chin countermarked onto the rim at 1:30 o'clockRef: Hartill EJC#5.1 Next: another countermark OR square holed coin

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I had to go digging for these old photos but I got this cool Irish penny pretty early in on my collecting career and I've always cherished it. It's worth getting a better photo of sometime, that's for sure. Kingdom of Ireland1769 ADIssued under George IIIAE 1/2 Penny Next: an early addition to your collection

Gaul Region (?)c. 270 to early 300s ADAnonymous barbaric issue imitating Divus Claudius II seriesAE antoninianus radiateObv: Radiate bust rightRev: Crude altar center Next: another imitation coin

Gaul Regionc. 260 to 280 ADAnonymous barbaric issueAE antoninianus radiateObv: Radiate bust right, crude pseudo-script surroundingRev: Goddess Laetitia standing center holding a filled wreath Next: anything unofficial

6 hours Kingdom of Harikelac. 700 to 900 AD Issued anonymously bearing a test cut (?)AR full unit (clipped or broken, likely both) | 3.84 grams | 24x28mm wideObv: Recumbant bull facing left with Harikela above in Brahmi scriptRev: Srivatsa center in trident style, above a sun and moon Next: another worn, budget silver

Japanc. 1690 to 1900 ADAnonymous e-senAE charm | 7.94 grams | 24mm wide | 2.25mm thickObv: Monkey pulling a grudging horse with bundle by lead, called 綱踏駒曳, an allegory 'to force without brains is useless'Rev: BlankRef: Hartill EJC#7.87var, Z#220251 Ex: Wybrand Op den Velde Next: a non-coin coin, any charms, jetons, medals, pendants, etc.

Chola Dynasty of South India and Ceylon (Sri Lanka) Issued under King Rajaraja I 985 to 1014 AD AE kahavanu (stater) | 4.38 grams | 18.5x17.5mm wide | 3mm thickSee this coin on Zeno, Z#294117 Next: another date range covering a millennium (in AD or AH)

6 hours Pyu city-states of Myanmar Possible eastern imitation, likely from modern Thailand region- from a Bangkok seller and with imitative featuresc. 400-800 AD AR full unit | 9.46 grams | 31mm wideObv: Rising sun within beaded borderRev: Srivatsa center with sun and moon above, to the left a swastika, to the right a bhadrapithaRef: Mahlo 8c Next: more red patina