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Which of these coins is the oldest?

thaler
florin
denarius
ducat
The denarius was a small silver coin of ancient Rome, first minted in 211 BC. Its name is still current as 'dinar' in many modern countries (Serbia, Iraq, Malaysia etc.), since the Islamic dinar comes directly from Byzantine denarius.
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Answers by country

thaler
florin
denarius
ducat
answers
flagNew Zealand
0%
5%
94%
0%
18
flagRepublic of Ireland
5%
5%
70%
20%
20
flagFrance
7%
7%
64%
21%
14
flagAustralia
14%
14%
57%
14%
42
flagSpain
28%
14%
57%
0%
14
flagthe United Kingdom
12%
11%
54%
20%
193
flagSwitzerland
11%
17%
54%
17%
35
flagGreece
15%
6%
50%
25%
32
flagthe United States
10%
11%
49%
27%
279
flagGermany
10%
11%
47%
29%
372
flagCanada
10%
26%
46%
13%
30
flagEstonia
40%
6%
46%
6%
15
flagPoland
17%
14%
45%
21%
20835
flagIndia
6%
19%
45%
27%
88
flagUnknown
17%
11%
41%
29%
17
flagPakistan
20%
13%
40%
26%
15
flagAustria
19%
7%
32%
41%
78
flagthe Philippines
35%
14%
28%
21%
14
flagthe Netherlands
16%
33%
27%
22%
18
flagItaly
23%
30%
23%
23%
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What was used as a unit of mass in the classical times?

carob seed
a drop of lead
handful of sand
swallow's egg

Where is the Scamander river? (known from the Iliad)

in Greece
in Bulgaria
in Cyprus
in Turkey

Which metal or alloy used in the Antiquity is the hardest?

bronze
wrought iron
copper
tin

Which golden coin was the most valuable?

doubloon
escudo
ducat
florin