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This silver tetradrachm coin belonged to Seleucus I. Reign of Seleucus I Nicator, 305-281 BCE. From Seleucid Syria. Donated by the Bank of England. (The British Museum, London).

Both coins were minted in Alexandria, modern-day Egypt. The left coin was minted in 137-136 BCE while the right one in 133-132 BCE. In ancient Egypt, many transactions were made in metal, measured using...

Early Indian coins were made by cutting sheets of silver into pieces and marking each piece with one or more symbols using small punches. As there are no portraits or inscriptions, the coins are now known by numbers...

This Kushan coin depicts a goddess of prosperity seated on a throne; this goddess was known to the Kushans as Ardochsho. Almost all late Kushan coins used the design of a seated goddess, and the Kushan Emperors produced...

This silver coin was minted in Kabul, modern-day Afghanistan, about 500-450 BCE. (The British Museum, London).

Coin from Kashi, modern-day Northern India, 500-400 BCE. When a coin was first issued, it would have the marks of the issuing authority. Money changers (shroffs) then marked coins to show they were acceptable. Sometimes a coin...

A mural from a Goguryeo tomb depicting the mythical white tiger which represented the cardinal direction West. (likely 6th-7th century CE)

A burial mound tomb at Kangso of the ancient Goguryeo kingdom which ruled northern Korea between the 1st century BCE and 7th century CE.

A Goguryeo hunting scene mural from the 5th century CE Muyonchong or 'Tomb of the Dancers' at Gungnae (modern Tonggou), North Korea.

Mural from Tomb No. 3 at Anak, North Korea, 357 CE. The man is identified by an inscription in the tomb as Tong Shou, the last ruler of the Chinese commandery of Taebang.