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Solidus of Honorius

Ancient Roman Bronze Coin

Roman Empire · Circa 4th Century AD (Late Roman Empire)

Nummus (Small Bronze)

Not a Coin (Ancient/Vintage Beads)

Unknown (Likely Middle Eastern or African origin) · N/A (Ancient or Proto-currency era)

N/A (Trade items)

Israel 1 Lira

Israel · 1959 (Hebrew year 5719 / תש״יט)

1 Israeli Lira (Pound)

€2 Euro Coin

Greece · 2002

2 Euro

Democritus 10 Drachmai

Greece · 1976-1980

10 Drachmai

10 Agorot

Israel · 1985 - Present

10 Agorot (0.10 New Israeli Shekel)

Kushan Empire Tetradrachm of Kujula Kadphises

Kushan Empire (Modern-day Afghanistan/India/Pakistan) · Circa 30-80 AD

Tetradrachm (Unit)

Widow's Mite (Lepton)

Judea (Hasmonean Dynasty) · c. 103-76 BC

Lepton

Greek 2 Euro Coin (Europa and Zeus)

Greece · 2002

2 Euro

Shatamana

Ancient India (Taxila) · Circa 500-400 BC

1/8 Shatamana

Denarius, Marcus Aurelius or Commodus

Roman Empire · Circa 161-192 AD (based on similar examples of common reverses for these emperors)

Denarius

100 Drachmes (Alexander the Great)

Greece · 1990

100 Drachmes

Copper Lepton (The Widow's Mite)

Judea (Ancient Israel) · Circa 103-76 BC

Lepton (Prutah)

Ancient Greek Tetradrachm, Late Classical Period

Ancient Greece (likely Attica, Athens) · Circa 440-404 BCE

Tetradrachm

100 Drachmes (Alexander the Great / Star of Vergina)

Greece · 1992

100 Drachmes

Algerian 5 Dinar Coin

Algeria · 1992-2012 (this specific bi-metallic design series)

5 Dinars

2 Euro Coin - Ancient Horseman (Portugal)

Portugal · 2002

2 Euro

Ganesha and Lakshmi Temple Token

India · Unknown, likely 19th or 20th century

N/A (Religious Token)

2 Euro Commemorative Coin (Athens 2004 Olympic Games)

Greece · 2004

2 Euro

Greek Drachma

Greece · 1973-2000 (specific year not clearly visible, but falls within this range for this design)

10 Drachmai

Roman Imperial Antoninianus

Roman Empire · Circa 3rd century AD

Antoninianus

Aureus of Diocletian

Roman Empire · c. 284-305 AD

Aureus

Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great

Macedonian Kingdom (Ancient Greece) · Circa 336-323 BCE (posthumous issues continued after his death)

Tetradrachm

2 Euro (Greece - The Abduction of Europa)

Greece · 2002

2 Euro

Cyprus 2 Euro Coin (Cruciform Idol)

Cyprus · 2009

2 Euro

Roman Imperial Coin (likely an Antoninianus)

Roman Empire · Circa 3rd Century CE (specific year difficult to determine without clearer legends)

Antoninianus (likely, given the bust style and period)

Follis (large module)

Byzantine Empire · Circa 498-668 AD (specifically, the image likely shows a follis from the reigns of Justinian I, Justin II, or Maurice Tiberius, given the clear 'M' design)

40 Nummi (M)

Ancient/Medieval Bronze/Copper Coin (various types)

Likely various regions, potentially Roman, Byzantine, Islamic, or other ancient/medieval empires in the Mediterranean/Middle East. · Highly variable, likely spanning a broad period from the Roman Imperial era (e.g., 3rd-6th centuries AD) through the Byzantine and early Islamic periods (e.g., 7th-10th centuries AD), possibly even later medieval periods. Precise dating requires individual identification of each coin.

Various minor denominations (e.g., Follis, Nummus, or smaller copper units, depending on origin). Specific denominations are difficult to determine without clearer images of individual coins.