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ant nose: Primitive copper money of China ca. 600 B.C.
as: (Plural: asses) Bronze or orichalcum coins of the Roman republic.

 


Ant nose - Primitive copper money of China minted around 600 B.C.
Anvil die - The anvil die is the lower stationary die.

Ant nose
Primitive copper money of China ca.600 B.C.
Anvil die
The lower, stationary die - usually the reverse. The reverse is usually the anvil die, although on some issues with striking problems, the obverse was employed as the lower die.

Anonymous (circa 600 - 300 BC) AE 'ghost head' or 'ant nose'(1.76 gms).
Possibly the first metal coins. There are many varieties, this being the most common
FD 4, Mitchiner ACW 5376; Schjoth 15 ...

ant nose Primitive copper money of China ca. 600 B.C. artificial toning A method used to change the look of a coin by using chemicals or heat. as (Plural: asses) Bronze or orichalcum coins of the Roman republic.

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