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What Is The Oldest Coin With The Year Stamped On It?

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nosar New Member Switzerland 7 Posts	Posted 07/27/2016 07:52 am I recently purchased a coin similar to this, Lithuanian coin with the date stamped 1509 This is the oldest genuine coin that I ever saw with the year on it. I was wondering, what is the oldest existing coin on the market with the year stamped on it? Edited by nosar 07/27/2016 07:55 am Report this Post to the Staff

DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 07/27/2016 08:08 am As for AD dates, it's 1234. More about that here: http://goccf.com/t/126499#1105794 Report this Post to the Staff
nosar New Member Switzerland 7 Posts	Posted 07/27/2016 08:43 am Thank you for the info. Is there anything BC with dates? Perhaps from other calendar systems? Report this Post to the Staff
Bob L Pillar of the Community United States 5516 Posts	Posted 07/27/2016 08:57 am Yes, Nosar, many BC coins have dates on them. As you suggest, these are from other calendar systems. A number of cities, for example, used the Seleucid calendar that started in 312 BC. The ancient kingdoms of Parthia and Elymais used this dating system on a number of their coins as well. Greek letters were used for dates, with each letter having a numerical equivalent. Once armed with the numerical equivalents to the letters, figuring out the dates is pretty easy...but of course you need to know specifically which calendar system is being used. That system tells you, essentially, when year zero is - like 312 BC for the Seleucids. Report this Post to the Staff
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2402 Posts	Posted 07/27/2016 09:06 am Of course if a coin said 25 BC on it as a date I'd probably question it's authencity... :) Report this Post to the Staff
nosar New Member Switzerland 7 Posts	Posted 07/27/2016 11:25 am Very good info, thank you Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23406 Posts	Posted 07/27/2016 12:33 pm Here is an example of a tetradrachm from Arados in Phoenicia dated 193 which is 67/66 BC. This type has a date span from 137-45 BC. Report this Post to the Staff
Athalbert Pillar of the Community Spain 629 Posts	Posted 07/28/2016 6:07 pm there are some scarce coins of Hadrian with the year on it (AVC of course)https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=129811 Edited by Athalbert 07/28/2016 6:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jskirwin Pillar of the Community United States 525 Posts	Posted 07/28/2016 6:26 pm Quote: there are some scarce coins of Hadrian with the year on it Well done. I had no clue references to the founding date of Rome appeared on coins. Not that I could ever afford this example. Report this Post to the Staff
Athalbert Pillar of the Community Spain 629 Posts	Posted 07/29/2016 3:58 pm They are very, very rare coins in silver and gold... Report this Post to the Staff
Athalbert Pillar of the Community Spain 629 Posts	Posted 07/30/2016 08:17 am I made a mistake... these series are composed of aureus in gold and sestertius in aurichalcum... https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=775640 Report this Post to the Staff
giedrius Valued Member Lithuania 363 Posts	Posted 08/28/2016 10:46 am The oldest coin with the Lithuanian Coat of Arms and date is the 1506 groat of Glogovia http://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces45866.html Catalogue of Lithuanian half-groats 1495-1529 http://goccf.com/t/282866 Report this Post to the Staff
TypeCoin971793 Pillar of the Community United States 6365 Posts	Posted 08/28/2016 9:42 pm I have one that is dated 327 BC. I think the earliest dated coin is 331 BC, which was a Sodom tetradrachm. Report this Post to the Staff
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