The First Silver Coins: The Croeseids

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

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[@HistoryInMyHands]

Always a pleasure to watch your videos Leo! Very knowledgeable and inspiring! I will be looking to add some of these specimens to my collection! Many thanks and much respect from USA!

[@brainkill7034]

Incredible to be able to see tiny coinage from centuries past. Thank you for sharing!

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Its a miracle this little thing survived to our days!

[@nrwalsh]

My oldest coin is a 2011 silver maple lol I love watching these videos. I have a minor in classics from a lifetime ago, so a lot of these videos bring back distant memories. Thanks for the quality content!

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Im glad you enjoyed it and it brought some nice memories back to you :)

[@TyZaTube]

Your videos are always so interesting! Thank you

[@isabelcrb]

2550 years old. How much majesty does that evoke! Such an old and venerable object

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Absolutely! I often find myself stopping and admiring my collection, in awe of the time these little things have been around.

[@christopherevans2445]

Unfortunately I don't have any of these early silver peices. But considering almost all my others are of silver or silvered because of my own enjoyment of ancient silver coins. Gotta start looking. Great vid Leo on the early silver. As always thx for all your work

[@evanever]

I began collecting recently so the only silver I have is a Massalia head/wheel obol. The seller dated it to 121-82 BC, though they seem difficult to date accurately and I don't have a catalogue number.

[@JohnnyProfit13]

i just picked up a beautifully struck full stater! I am loving the incuses on the reverse, they are the most detailed I have seen. The obverse even has a bit of the die square on the top and right portion of the field. super beautiful! i was so excited! Great episode as usual! You have become my go to for coin content, especially of the ancient world! keep up the good work!

[@jonathanaristone2468]

Hi Leo: My first early coin is a turtle silver stater I acquired for $5, 50 yrs ago. Love your program, keep up the good work.

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

An aegina Turtle for 5 bucks! Ohh how times have changed!

[@paulfly3121]

I had a chance to buy a nice Corinthian stater from Tom Cederlind back in about 1981 I think for less than $100, but I turned it down. Don't remember why I did that, but these days I often kick myself for that decision!

[@heavymetalcoins]

Beautiful pieces. 😍

[@MichaelMatthys-p2m]

I have a Croeseid half-stater and a Carradine type III Siglos. Thank you again for a very interesting and informative video. It was very interesting to see the complete range of Croeseid coin sizes, I did not know there were so many. Also the smallest piece, with just the lion's head looked very like my little coin from Miletos and now I understand why that had the lion's head also.

[@ScottEllisen]

Thanks for showing those old coins! Very cool that you have something that old, let alone a set of them. My oldest coin is an 1817 Spanish Piece of 8 that is whole and in pretty good shape. And my smallest coin is a US gold dollar from 1868. Keep up the good work! Things like this will hopefully get more young people interested in Numismatics.

[@paulfly3121]

I've been collecting Roman coins for close to 50 years now, the only "Greek" coins in my collection are provincial coins. So my oldest silver coin is a Republican denarius that only goes back to 154 B.C. Some of the coins you show in this video are fully 400 years older! (mind blown) I've only recently (last 10 years or so) expanded into Roman Republican coins.

[@Doggo1968]

Wake up babe!! The most peak content on KZbin just uploaded!

[@klink33]

Thanks you so much for this interesting video ! My oldest silver coin is a 4th century BC Appolonia pontica drachma with the beautiful gorgon head

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Thats a classic! It has the anchor on the reverse, no? Its a very charming coin

[@Enjoyinformation-hi9uo]

I love your channel. I have no coins at present. But something i hope to get interested in.

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Good luck with your new collection!

[@leonardodtc4847]

Best of luck, this channel really is a goldmine for new collectors.

[@darbysdownhomedetecting]

Great information and episode! My oldest is a silver Romen of Antinionus pius, my smallest is an American 3 cent silver minted in 1851

[@stamasd8500]

My oldest silver coin is a Roman/Greek regional coin from the Aegean, approximately 5g so about the size of a denarius but not a denarius. :) Likely a drachma struck after the Roman conquest. I haven't had it formally identified, though I've had it in my collection for over 20 years. The next to oldest silver coin I have is a leeuwendaalder from the 1600s. :)

[@rolandocastaneda4429]

Oldest silver coin I have is an 8 reales 1870 Guanajuato coin. Smallest coin I have is a dime. Great video.

[@meikala2114]

Really enjoy these show and tells

[@DopecatSpotted]

I watch almost all your videos lately but I really love this one. Ty very much for the video! Learned a bunch and now I want these! Haha. Super expensive on eBay. I will have to be patient

[@oldschoolnateguy]

Great piece of history. Love the content. Thank you.

[@caracallaavg]

Beautiful pieces

[@leonardodtc4847]

These are surprisingly affordable, I got a killer good example of a FULL stater for about $600. Amongst the crown jewels of my collection.

[@nathanielscreativecollecti6392]

@@billbauer9795 He's got videos on that. There are reputable auction houses. Do your research and don't be a troll.

[@dirremoire]

That's the problem with classical coins. Short of the most expensive dating techniques, there's no way to guarantee authenticity. Unless you find them yourself

[@leonardodtc4847]

@@billbauer9795 Reliable seller, he’s been in business for 18 years and gives every sale a lifetime authenticity guarantee.

[@leonardodtc4847]

@@dirremoire You should only buy from sellers who provide LIFETIME authenticity guarantee so if one coin turns out to be fake then you can return it.

[@Asgoga]

I wouldn't say a 600$ is a surprisingly affordable for a coin, even if there is coins worth millions, it is a half a year salary in most world countries especially undeveloped. So for most people spare 600$ life changing amount even in America

[@Dub-C_Coins]

Great video and great examples. Loved watching it!

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@HJohn-xn9ub]

My oldest coin is an Achaemenid Siglos. The smallest silver coin I have might be a Hungarian denar of Bela II that weighs 0.29 grams.

[@-ZTUN-]

What a wonderful video!

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! Which fraction did you like the most?

[@bolskanumis]

Magnífico vídeo!

[@johnlee4897]

My oldest ancient is a 393 - 300BC Attica tetradrachm with a well defined owl and Athena. I can only imagine how much money this represented in the ancient world. It's reassuringly heavy.

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

One drachma could pay a skilled laborer for a day

[@bratrcunik4571]

I have to add this coin to my wish list, which is already long enough. But I got the diobol from Miletus from 6-5. century BC, which is oval and measures 8 x 10 millimeters. My oldest and smallest coin.

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

I have one of those milesians pieces as well! One of the most affordable ways of getting into late archaic/early classical coinage :)

[@myradioon]

Silver is also Anti-Microbial - something they knew back then, even if they didn't know why.

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Indeed, silver sheets were used in treatments to avoid infection, and there are reports of it being effective

[@Bruno-tf4pw]

​​Silver sulfadiazine is used in modern medicine as well, particularly for skin infections and it is known to be very effective especially for skin ulcers and skin burns. @@ClassicalNumismatics

[@czarnick123]

I bought a sticker of one of these on etsy!

[@briank7936]

So many coins, so little money. Hard to focus on collecting one type or series when there are so many nice coins from all over the world and time.

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

ITs important to focus on one type, especially when starting out, so you dont get sensory overload from so many different types :)

[@skypieper]

Cool video. I unfortunately have no old silver, got some old Prussian (i think) coppers tho that are pretty cool looking.

[@SeeJayCampbell]

I have a 1/16 stater, circa 561-546 BC. Not as expensive as most people would assume

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Indeed! I need to get some trays small enough to hold these tiny coins, but I plan on getting one myself.

[@maryjones5710]

If this one country, Lydia started transacting in coins, how did the other countries catch up. People really did use sheepskin to capture gold in rivers, right? The Roman demand for gold made this incredible project in Northern Spain. An kilometers long Aqueduct was made from high in the mountains, down to a gold desposit, that is still in use today. The workers drilled into a huge area, the holes went from a large size, down to small. When the water was released the pressure was so great that the area exploded, thus making it easier to sort the gold from the clayish substance.

[@jeffkeller9009]

My smallest coin is a 1904 Panama 'Pill "at 1.25 grams, and also a bronze Ionia Ephesos, AE 10 bee coin at 1.22 grams. I know I would lose those if I had to transact in such small coins

[@CC-Tau]

No fancy Allois😔

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

No alloy shenanigans allowed 🙅

[@carwebcolivecom]

19th Century USA Silver Half Dime & 3 cent silver coin

[@YoutubeFEEN]

I have a Drachm from Rhodes Greece minted 205 BC

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Lovely! Which type? Facing Helios or Helios looking right?

[@YoutubeFEEN]

@@ClassicalNumismatics Facing! I believe! went to my first coin show a week ago and it was the only ancient coin I could find, was my first addition to the collection I didnt know I needed hahaha! Is one of them more rare than the other? (facing Helios vs right looking) Love the content you put out! I have a video suggestion, timeline of coinage from the first coin up until "modern"

[@wazzatutahi7486]

My collection isnt as old as yours, oldest silver coin i have is a British 1 shilling piece from 1816 amd the smallest is a french 50 centimes from 1898

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Give ancient coins a try! You will love them

[@Numischannel]

It is said that ancient Greeks used to keep the small fractions in their mouth to avoid losing them... I guess it must have been in the backside of the lower lip otherwise they would swallow them!

[@mlo4914]

Too bad we can't get a 1 to 10 trade with silver to gold today. I would be rich.

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Keep stacking!

[@bhavinnshah]

How do I get into ancient coin collecting as a teenager

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

The same way as you do as an adult

[@LegatoTube]

Can you talk about Georgian coins? COlchis coins were some of the first in the world

[@hasanucar1107]

1:52 96/1 ??