<p>Picking up where we left off, in part 2 of my conversation with Leo from Classical Numismatics, we go deeper—tracing the earliest coins across Rome, Persia, and beyond. If you think everyone used silver, think again. From punch-marked coins in India to Roman bronze lumps, the diversity of 500 BC money tells a wild story of innovation and imitation.</p><br><p>Please rate us (highly) on Apple Podcasts and Spotify</p><br><p>Leo's Channel:</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/@ClassicalNumismatics</p><br><p>Great Playlists - I recommend starting with ANCIENT GREEK COINS</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/@ClassicalNumismatics/playlists</p><br><p>https://www.kinzercoins.com/</p><br><p>HELP SUPPORT OUR SHOW!</p><p>https://buymeacoffee.com/whatsnewinhistory</p><br><p>If you like what we do you can support the Fan of History project on https://www.patreon.com/fanofhistory or https://buymeacoffee.com/whatsnewinhistory</p><br><p>To easily share this episode with friends and family use this link https://pod.fo/e/35a649</p><br><p>This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski.</p><br><p>Contact information:</p><p>E-mail: [email protected]</p><p>http://facebook.com/fanofhistory</p><p>https://twitter.com/danhorning</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/dan_horning/</p><br><p>Music: “Tudor Theme” by urmymuse.</p><p>Used here under a commercial Creative Commons license. Find out more at http://ccmixter.org/files/urmymuse/40020</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>