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originally posted by: theantediluvian
a reply to: Akragon
The one from 1656 in the bottom right is a flower motif of some sort.
Nice. I've always found this topic fascinating.
originally posted by: Akragon
And im not talking alien currency... Though i would like to see that
I haven't found any threads on this so... take a look at THESE...
Now the one in the middle has a probable explanation...
likely just a coin that eroded over time, as shown here
Though what about the other coins in the first image?
I can't honestly think of anything else the designs might be depicting...
whacha think my friends?
alien coins wtf
originally posted by: Akragon
And im not talking alien currency... Though i would like to see that
I haven't found any threads on this so... take a look at THESE...
Now the one in the middle has a probable explanation...
likely just a coin that eroded over time, as shown here
Though what about the other coins in the first image?
I can't honestly think of anything else the designs might be depicting...
whacha think my friends?
Coinage was man made, starting with metals of value as a form of barter instead of the 'flogging' of your cow, goat, wife or kid. Fast forward a few centuries of continued coinage use as BARTER for goods and services to the Knights Templar who brought in the system of 'banking' and the rest is history.
The first coins were developed independently in Iron Age Anatolia and Archaic Greece, India and China around the 7th and 6th centuries BC
originally posted by: PhyllidaDavenport
Possibly this story could help ?
Hobo Nickels
Seems it was a very popular hobby in the 80's too
originally posted by: theantediluvian
a reply to: Akragon
The one from 1656 in the bottom right is a flower motif of some sort.
One of the theories is that a couple of the jetons depict a mythical brass shield falling from the sky, a gift from Jupiter to Numa Pompilius, to be used in the protection of Rome.