Coin

Coin

A coin is a small, flat, (usually depending on the country or value) round piece of metal or plastic used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender. They are standardized in weight, and produced in large quantities at a mint in order to facilitate trade. They are most often issued by a government. Coins often have images, numerals, or text on them. Obverse and its opposite, reverse, refer to the two flat faces of coins and medals. In this usage, obverse means the front face of the object and reverse means the back face. The obverse of a coin is commonly called heads, because it often depicts the head of a prominent person, and the reverse tails.

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en(Gold Croeseid, minted by King Croesus, c. 561–546 BC. )
en(Silver Croeseid, minted by King Croesus, c. 560–546 BC )
enA Syracusan tetradrachm
enA selection of metal coins.
enDaric gold coin, c. 490 BC; one of the most successful of Antiquity.
enObverse: a portrait of Athena, patron goddess of the city, in helmet
enObverse: head of the nymph Arethusa, surrounded by four swimming dolphins and a rudder
enReverse: a racing quadriga, its charioteer crowned by the goddess Victory in flight.
enReverse: the owl of Athens, with an olive sprig and the inscription "ΑΘΕ", short for ΑΘΕΝΑΙΟΝ, "of the Athenians"
enTetradrachm of Athens
enThe first type of Siglos , from the time of Darius I, c. 520–505 BC
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enO: Bearded head of Mars with Corinthian helmet left.
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enR: Horse head right, grain ear behind.
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enA coin is a small, flat, (usually depending on the country or value) round piece of metal or plastic used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender. They are standardized in weight, and produced in large quantities at a mint in order to facilitate trade. They are most often issued by a government. Coins often have images, numerals, or text on them. Obverse and its opposite, reverse, refer to the two flat faces of coins and medals. In this usage, obverse means the front face of the object and reverse means the back face. The obverse of a coin is commonly called heads, because it often depicts the head of a prominent person, and the reverse tails.
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Aegina Stater achaic.jpg
Alexander the great temnos tetradrachm.jpg
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Antiochos I Soter Ai Khanoum mint.jpg
Athens coin discovered in Pushkalavati.jpg
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Coin of the Bactrian King Agathokles.jpg
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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 561-546 BC. AV Stater (16mm, 10.73 g). Heavy series. Sardes mint.jpg
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KORKYRA, Korkyra. Circa 350-30-290-70 BC.jpg
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LYCIA, Phaselis. Circa 550-530-20 BC.jpg
LYCIA, Uncertain. Circa 520-470-60 BC.jpg
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Minoan copper ingot from Zakros, Crete.jpg
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One Rupee East India Company.jpg
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enThe first Roman silver coin, 281 BC. Crawford 13/1
enThe gold and silver Croeseids formed the world's first bimetallic monetary system, c. 550 BC.
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enA coin is a small, flat, (usually depending on the country or value) round piece of metal or plastic used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender. They are standardized in weight, and produced in large quantities at a mint in order to facilitate trade. They are most often issued by a government. Coins often have images, numerals, or text on them. Obverse and its opposite, reverse, refer to the two flat faces of coins and medals. In this usage, obverse means the front face of the object and reverse means the back face. The obverse of a coin is commonly called heads, because it often depicts the head of a prominent person, and the reverse tails. Coins are usually made of metal or an alloy, or sometimes of man-made materials. They are usually disc shaped. Coins, made of valuable metal, are stored in large quantities as bullion coins. Other coins are used as money in everyday transactions, circulating alongside banknotes. Usually the highest value coin in circulation (excluding bullion coins) is worth less than the lowest-value note. In the last hundred years, the face value of circulation coins has occasionally been lower than the value of the metal they contain, for example due to inflation. If the difference becomes significant, the issuing authority may decide to withdraw these coins from circulation, possibly issuing new equivalents with a different composition, or the public may decide to melt the coins down or hoard them (see Gresham's law). Exceptions to the rule of face value being higher than content value also occur for some bullion coins made of copper, silver, or gold (and rarely other metals, such as platinum or palladium), intended for collectors or investors in precious metals. Examples of modern gold collector/investor coins include the British sovereign minted by the United Kingdom, the American Gold Eagle minted by the United States, the Canadian Gold Maple Leaf minted by Canada, and the Krugerrand, minted by South Africa. While the Eagle, and Sovereign coins have nominal (purely symbolic) face values, the Krugerrand does not. Historically, a considerable variety of coinage metals (including alloys) and other materials (e.g. porcelain) have been used to produce coins for circulation, collection, and metal investment: bullion coins often serve as more convenient stores of assured metal quantity and purity than other bullion.
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enKINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 560-546 BC. AR Stater.jpg
enKINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 561-546 BC. AV Stater . Heavy series. Sardes mint.jpg
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