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Greek Drachma

Indo-Greek Silver Drachm (Menander)

Ancient British Gold Stater (Cunobelin)

Naxos Silenus Tetradrachm (Sicily)

Aegina Land Tortoise Stater

Ephesus Bee Tetradrachm

Rhodes Rose and Helios Tetradrachm

Athenian Owl Dekadrachm

Abdera Griffin Tetradrachm

Leontini Lion Tetradrachm

Cyzicus Electrum Stater

Akragas (Agrigentum) Eagle and Crab Tetradrachm

Japanese 10 Yen Coin (Byodo-in Temple)

Japan · Dates vary, but design is standard for coins from 1959 onwards. The specific year is written in Japanese era format on the reverse.

10 Yen

Chinese Cash Coin (e.g., Kai Yuan Tong Bao, Song Dynasty Cash Coin, Qing Dynasty Cash Coin, etc. - specific name depends on characters)

China · Uncertain from the image alone, but likely dates from a period between the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) and the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912 AD), as this style was common throughout these periods.

1 Cash (Wen)

Sasanian Drachm (Khosrow II)

Sasanian Empire (Ancient Persia) · 590-628 AD (Regnal Year 21 visible on reverse, approx. 611 AD)

1 Drachm

1 Euro (Maltese National Side)

Malta · 2008 (first year of issue for Maltese Euro coins) onwards

1 Euro

Roman Imperial Bronze Coin (possibly an Antoninianus or a Follis)

Roman Empire · Circa 3rd-4th Century AD (exact year unidentifiable from image)

Antoninianus or Follis (exact denomination unidentifiable from image)

Unable to definitively identify; appears to be an ancient or medieval hammered coin

Uncertain; could be from various European or Mediterranean regions · Uncertain; based on the style, it appears to be from the medieval period (roughly 5th to 15th century).

Uncertain; the denomination would depend on the specific coin type and ruler

Republic of China 5 Fen (Spade Type)

China (Republic of China) · 1940 (Minguo Year 29)

5 Fen (0.05 Yuan)

Treaty of Rome 2 Euro Commemorative Coin

Germany · 2009

2 Euro

Roman Follis

Roman Empire · Circa 310-313 AD

Follis

Roman Follis (possibly Constantine I or a successor)

Roman Empire · Circa 310-340 AD (due to the Follis denomination and iconography)

Follis

Denarius of Caracalla

Roman Empire · 206-209 AD

Denarius

Roman Empire · Circa 82 BC

Denarius

Julius Caesar Elephant Denarius (Modern Reproduction)

Roman Republic (Original issuer); Modern Reproduction (Physical object) · Original minted c. 49-48 BC; Reproduction date unknown

Denarius

Edward I Penny (New Coinage, Class 3b)

England · Circa 1279-1280

Penny

United Kingdom 'Northern Ireland' Celtic Cross 1 Pound

United Kingdom (Royal Mint) · 2001

1 Pound (£1)

Byzantine Gold Solidus of Heraclius (with Heraclius Constantine and Heracleonas)

Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire) · c. 632-641 AD

Solidus (Nomisma)

Widow's Mite (Lepton of Alexander Jannaeus) Replica

Hasmonean Kingdom of Judea (Modern Israel) · Original: 103-76 BC; This item: Modern Era

Lepton (Smallest denomination)

Alexander Severus Sestertius

Roman Empire (Mint of Rome) · 222-235 AD

Sestertius

Spain 25 Pesetas - 1992 Barcelona Olympics Series

Spain (Kingdom of Spain) · 1990

25 Pesetas (PTAS)

Julius Caesar Elephant Denarius

Roman Republic, Field Mint (Moving with Caesar) · 49-48 BC

Denarius

Marcus Aurelius Denarius (Consecratio issue)

Roman Empire, Rome Mint · 180 AD

Denarius

Septimius Severus Denarius

Roman Empire · 193-211 AD (specifically circa 202-210 AD)

Denarius

2 Euro Coin (Common Side)

Eurozone countries (e.g., Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Austria, Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Slovakia, Slovenia) · 2002 onwards (the design for general circulation euro coins was established in 2002)

2 Euro