Ancient currencies

thumb|300px|An electrum Carthaginian shekel, c. 310–290 BC, bearing the image of [[Tanit, consort of Baal Hammon]] A shekel or sheqel (; , , plural , ) is an ancient Mesopotamian coin, usually of silver. A shekel was first a unit of weight of a value that varied over time and by issuing authority. It was also used in ancient Tyre, Carthage, Philistia and Hasmonean Judea.

thumb|Type IIIb Achaemenid Daric, c. 420 BC.

Prehistoric and historic currency using sea shells

currency used in Japan until 1870

coinage system

thumb|Pruta from the reign of Agrippa I thumb|Prutah of John Hyrcanus (134 BCE to 104 BCE). Obv: Double [[cornucopia. Rev: Five lines of ancient Hebrew script; reading "Yehochanan Kohen Gadol Chever Hayehudim" (Yehochanan the High Priest, Council of the Jews)]] Prutah (Hebrew: פרוטה) is a Hebrew term, possibly derived from Aramaic. It refers to a small denomination coin.

thumb|250px|Kosala karshapanas. Circa 525–465 BCEE. Average diameter 25mm, average weight 2.70 gm. Each piece with a variety of separate punch-marks applied to both sides. thumb|250px|A silver coin of 1 karshapana of King Pushyamitra Sunga (185–149 BCE) of the [[Sunga dynasty (185–73 BCE), workshop of Vidisa (?). Obv: 5 symbols including a sun Rev: 2 symbols Dimensions: 19.7 x 13.87 mm Weight: 3.5 g.]] thumb|250px|A silver coin of 1 karshapana of the Maurya empire, period of Bindusara (c. 297–272 BCE), workshop of Pataliputra. Obv: Symbols with a Sun Rev: Symbol Dimensions: 14 x 11 mm Weight:

coins of the Sasanian Empire

Old currency of Vietnam.

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coins

ancient Jewish silver coin

coins of the Achaemenid Empire

History of coinage in India

coins of the Parthian Empire

ancient British currency

coinage of the Kushan Empire