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Gold Coin of Samudragupta
Image by Ashley Van Haeften

Gold Coin of Samudragupta

Gold coin issued by Samudragupta (circa 335 – 375 CE).
Muisca Gold Figure
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Muisca Gold Figure

A Muisca (Chibcha) seated gold figure on a stool (tunjo). Colombia, 10th-16th century CE. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
Chimu Gold Rattle
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Chimu Gold Rattle

A Chimu gold rattle, 1100-1470 CE. The figure, with earspools and headdress, represents a member of the Chimu ruling class and was a common motif in Chimu art. (Art Institute of Chicago)
Collection of Gold as Tribute, Codex Tepetlaoztoc
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Collection of Gold as Tribute, Codex Tepetlaoztoc

A page of the 1554 Codex Tepetlaoztoc showing the collection of gold tribute by Spanish colonial authorities in New Spain (Mexico). (British Museum, London)
Gold Rhinoceros, Mapungubwe
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Gold Rhinoceros, Mapungubwe

A gold rhinoceros from a burial site at Mapungubwe, South Africa. 11-14th century CE. (University of Pretoria Museums, South Africa)
Moche Gold Headdress
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Moche Gold Headdress

A Moche gold headdress (1-700 CE). The figure represents a fanged deity, a common subject in Moche art. (Larco Museum, Lima)
Gold Coin of Chandragupta II
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Gold Coin of Chandragupta II

Gold coin issued by Chandragupta II (circa 380 – 414 CE).
Gold Ibex, Akrotiri
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Gold Ibex, Akrotiri

A gold ibex figurine from Akrotiri on Thera (Santorini), 17th century BCE. The figurine was discovered in 1999 CE in mint condition having been originally placed inside a wooden box within a clay chest. It is hollow and was made using the...
Gold Ring from Mycenae
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Gold Ring from Mycenae

A Mycenaean gold ring depicting a hunting scene. From Grave Circle A, Mycenae, 16th century BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)
Macedonian Gold Stater
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Macedonian Gold Stater

Macedonian gold stater from the reign of Philip II, 359-356 BCE. O: Head of Apollo. R: Charioteer driving a racing biga.
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