Ancient Pocket Change

All ancient civilizations had to make up small change for everyday transactions. This is what we are looking at today, the small change of different ancient peoples.
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[@astralclub5964]

I’d be dead in the old times. I needed a simple operation when I was a baby, or I would’ve died. I love history, but high infant mortality, and widespread disease with the lack of medical care ended many.

[@yarnmisery]

i was born deaf, i couldnt survive in the ancient world without the cochlear implants i have

[@paulfly3121]

Many of us would be. Surgery for appendicitis and other such maladies we consider easy to cure today were often fatal in times past. BTW - I wear glasses because my vision is really quite bad. I do fine with my glasses, but in ancient times I'd have been in real trouble!

[@brainkill7034]

We live on the shoulders of giants.

[@rjmcshane6258]

Your videos always chill me out. I forget about capital preservation or broken marriage.

[@Numischannel]

Even if humble they have a beauty of their own

[@curtdevere1891]

I had no interest in ancient coins before I happened upon your channel. Now I’m hooked! You are a terrific educator and communicator, and the visuals are great. Congratulations!

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Thank you! Im very happy to be able to have a positive impact on the numismatic community

[@alexanderjentes]

Simply one of the best channels on KZbin to watch - with each new video rekindling (and deepening) my appreciation and love for ancient coins!

[@oldschoolnateguy]

Thank you for all the work you put into your videos. It’s a wonderful thing you do for ancient coin collecting

[@ghostofaforgottenweedle]

I found a random Prutah of Agrippa I. in a roman coin lot I've bought once. It's one of my favorites ever since.

[@ElliotCarson]

another banger

[@caracallaavg]

The simplicity of bronze pocket change is charming. I have a dozen of different gemichalkous of Oliva, very small(

[@user-yj8mh1uk8r]

I have a small bronze coin of Phillip II of Macedon, and a range of 6th Century Roman/Byzantine denominations. Thank you for another very interesting video.

[@ivdeadelendaest]

Yay new video from the best ancient coin channel

[@goodpeople5676]

Really enjoyed and learned watching the awesome video. With love from SAM Guwahati, Assam, India 🇮🇳 ♥️

[@rbir2653]

The most fascinating type of coinage. The coin's value is not based on their weight in metal. The government enforced or guaranteed their value.

[@brainkill7034]

The first vestiges of fiat currency. The difference between money and currency is easily lost.

[@NMMD1531]

Great video!!! All the cornucopia have basically 3 plants in them. Grapes, barley and poppies. They are always associated with the deity of the king and queen starting in Ptolemaic Egypt. A coin from Gadara shows an opium poppy added to grapes into a drinking horn. Great advertisement for taking mind altering libations to the god kings of the classical and imperial periods.

[@alfons5220]

I used to have a small bronze (~13mm) from the island of Telos, it was quite fascinating since there are apparently under 30 coins that survived from the mint until today! But I sold it earlier this year since it wasn't essential for my main collection

[@TheFerretsVarietyChannel]

Love your videos 🙏👌

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Thank you for the support and the kind words! 🙂

[@nazarnovitsky9868]

Thanks for the new video ! 😊

[@thatoneguy7191]

I have a small tetrachalkon from Amisos but it started turning completely white after being in my collection for about a year

[@rileyhinshaw8659]

Another fantastic video, always look forward to your uploads, some of the best quality history videos out there! Very informative and engaging, keep it up! Surprised you're not in the 6+ digits of subscribers yet, super under-rated channel here!!!

[@oseltamgadge4067]

Really enjoyed seeing the Indian coin from the Kushan Empire. You could talk about eastern coinage systems in later videos

[@allanwestphall8108]

An extremely interesting tour! And thank you for visiting Kushan and Parthia, Sassanian - the further East we travel the more interesting it gets! Will we visit China some day to learn about the knife and spade coins? I hope so!

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

I'll explore more eastern coins in the future :)

[@Eustibaikula709]

Fantástico video y magnífica explicación .Estás monedas de bolsillo que se usaban en la vida cotidiana en la edad antigua ,si hablarán !!!!Són auténticas joyas que si vivieron él día a día ,a saber los kilómetros que recorrieron mano a mano .Gracias por compartir tú sabiduría .Saludos .

[@user-wx3lc2sn6i]

Thanks again Leo. Great work 👍

[@vadimpavlov8719]

I learned a lot watching this video thank you very much

[@bratrcunik4571]

One of the most interesting videos on your site. I only have roman and greek low value moneys. But especially the Greek ones are artistically well done.

[@liamkoon2365]

I have a speudo-imperial vandal coin in the name of honorius. It's a coin of the vandal kingdom and is a copy of an earlier Roman coin. Anybody else have one of these?

[@americanrestoration4545]

Well done, very helpful and easy to follow!

[@darbysdownhomedetecting]

Great episode 😁 i learned a lot from this! Thanks for sharing 🙏

[@SoldToddler]

Great video!

[@lanceoliverphotography2003]

Beautiful video buddy!!

[@hoplite1313]

very informative well done

[@mariuszel759]

Do you have a video or planning to how to start collecting ancients? I mean how to approach it, how to pick a period or region etc.

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

My very first video is a "guide" on how to get started, but it might be worth an update. In any case, check out my channel page, there is a beginners playlist where I discuss a ton of different topics

[@briank7936]

Another great video. Lots of new knowledge for me. The variation in coins is nice. I recently added a 4 prutah coin of Herod the Great to my collection. Its seems hard to find small bronze coins centered and with clear legends and devices. Or maybe I'm not looking hard enough. Haha.

[@aggelosvatis]

Do I hear music from Rome Total War II ?

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Yes you do! 👀

[@defandpray]

First 30 seconds so true

[@tobypanec5922]

How do you research these kinds of coins with little to no features making it obvious which city/tribe they are from?

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

There are centuries worth of literature on all kinds of ancient coins. Its a matter of doing research.

[@tobypanec5922]

@@ClassicalNumismatics Ahh makes sense, what are some good sites/resources you use when researching further into these coins?

[@EtnoZam]

​@@tobypanec5922 if your interest is in biblical coins I can recommend David Hendins guide to biblical coins. Its a great reference source and also packed with historical information and explanations behind the meaning of the coins.

[@NMMD1531]

I disagree with the interpretation of the umbrella on the coin of Herod Agrippa I. The parasol is an agricultural tool to dry opium poppies. If you look on the coins of the Great Jewish Revolt you will see the umbrella is a lid for a vessel in the shape of an opium poppy. The pods were dried and the seeds placed into a larger vessel. Herod the Great had heavy opium poppy symbolism on his coins. Herod Antipas was showcasing his date palm industry on his coinage.

[@emcee6365]

I would like to know what each of these coins could buy.

[@abdulazizalkiki1026]

لدي عملة تاريخية قديمة نادرة جدا لا اعلم هل هي نحاس ام برونز لا اعلم عنها اي شي والا اعرف تفاصيل عنها سوف ارسل لك صورتها ارجوا اذا كان ليدك خبرة .. اشرحي لي تفاصيل عنها وعن القائد الموجود في العملة .. وايضا الشعار الموجود من الجهه الاخرى وكم يبلغ ثمنها وشكرآ ... انا من العراق وكيف اتواصل معك

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Seek a professional numismatist, Im not going to do that for you :)

[@abdulazizalkiki1026]

​@@ClassicalNumismatics My friend . I am from Iraq . I have had this coin for 20 years and it is rare. I need your help to find out its history and to what time it dates back. I follow your channel on KZbin and you have a very great knowledge of ancient currencies. Thank you, you are a good person.

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