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Richard Hosking,
Paranormal Investigator
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Home Ancient Coins - Glossary of Terms This link has been added due to popular demand -- since there are lots of words on our site that may not be known to people unfamiliar with ancient coins.
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Luigi Pascioni,
Auto Mechanic
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Coins are easiest to steal because they can be easily hidden, and 12,504 ancient Greek, 1697 Byzantine and 357 Roman coins are known to have illegally entered the antiquities markets, the majority originating from Macedonia.
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Chogyam Trungpa Gyatso,
Tibetan Monk
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Chinese coins symbolize prosperity and their meaning originates from ancient times when coins were used as amulets as protection against disease, evil or negative energy directed at the wearer.
An ancient Chinese method of observing patterns of yin and yang through the tossing of sticks or coins.
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Bori Gonbutoren,
Reindeer Herder
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Ancient Greeks adorned their walls with small murals while coins and rings bore engraved portraits.
This section covers coins from Ancient Greece and other areas colonized or impacted by Greek culture.
Ancient Treasure Coins - By Mark and Diane LaPrevotte offers ancient Roman and Greek coins and ancient artifacts.
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Dan Toomey,
Computer Salesman
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Ancient coins of great historical interest often sell in today's market for less than the price of a video tape, a popular novel, or a round of golf.
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Athena Mondale,
Spiritual Consultant
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Ancient Coins with Pegasus - A listing with pictures and attributions of many ancient coins with Pegasus, the winged horse as a design element.
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Abu Kashir,
Gas Station Attendant
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Ancient and Medieval coins of India -: Here is history of India described using her beautiful coins issued by various great dynasties.
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Paddy McGuinness,
Newsagent
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Ancient Roman coins found in Italy and in England depict pipers on one side of them and ancient Grecian and Roman sculpture show pipers using a primitive type of bagpipe.
Authentic Ancient Roman Coins Imagine holding a coin in your hand that was once owned by a Roman soldier more than 1500 years ago!
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