{"podcast":{"title":"Fan of History","slug":"fan-of-history-741603","podcast_index_feed_id":741603,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/c3b15c03-91fd-4759-a510-22929c8e3a5a","website_url":"https://play.acast.com/s/history","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/611a64ef06c05ec09bf4066a/1723474960667-2d7c0cc5-4260-4b19-95b5-1e965ecd9ec4.jpeg","author":"Dan Hörning & Bernie Maopolski","episode_count":233,"summary":"Dan Horning and Bernie Maopolski discuss the events of ancient history all over the world, decade by decade, starting at 1000 BC and moving forward. We love history! History, History, History! That’s all we think of … History in the morning, History for lunch, History for dinner… even history right before bed! And we talk about all the key people in Ancient History – Julius Caesar, Gilgamesh, Jesus, Budha, Lao Tzu, Confucious, Solon, Pythagoras, Alexander the Great, Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Herodotus, Homer, Ashurnasirpal, Sennacherib, Ashurbanipal, Croesus, Cyrus the Great, and Pisistratus. And the Great Historical Civilizations in History like the Assyrian Empire, Israel, Judah, Babylonia, Egypt, Ancient Greece, Roman Republic and Roman Empire, The Zhou of China, India, and the historical civilizations of the Americas like The Olmecs, Maya, and Chauvin. We have another show on this same feed - What’s New In History - that spans all the eras of history. On What’s New in History we talk about AI, DNA studies, archeology, and characters of history like Christopher Columbus, Napoleon, Adolf Hitler, Joan of Arc, Martin Luther, Albert Einstein, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, C…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T10:18:55.364672+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fan-of-history-741603"},"episode":{"title":"228. 500s BC part 11: When Coins Took Over the World","slug":"228-500s-bc-part-11-when-coins-took-over-the-world","published_at":"2025-11-26T09:31:14+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fan-of-history-741603/228-500s-bc-part-11-when-coins-took-over-the-world","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fan-of-history-741603","url":"https://shows.acast.com/history/episodes/228-500s-bc-when-coins-took-over-the-world","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/history/e/6926c8e2caf6efa7039b4643/media.mp3","summary":"How did little metal disks became power, propaganda, and paychecks? Could you buy a round of drinks with a coin in 500BC? Well that depends! Some places maybe yes and some places maybe a goat would be better. In this episode, Bernie talks with Leo from Classical Numismatics about the early days of coinage—how it started in Lydia around 650 BC, spread to the Greek world, and why these early coins weren’t just money—they were power, propaganda, and prestige. Please rate us (highly) on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Leo's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ClassicalNumismatics Great Playlists - I recommend starting with ANCIENT GREEK COINS https://www.youtube.com/@ClassicalNumismatics/playlists https://www.kinzercoins.com/ HELP SUPPORT OUR SHOW! https://buymeacoffee.com/whatsnewinhistory 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 To easily share this episode with friends and family use this link https://pod.fo/e/35a649 This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski. Contact information: E-mail: zimwaupodcast@gmail.com http://facebook.com/fanofhistory https://twitter.com/danhorning https://www.instagram.com/dan_horning/ Music: “Tudor Theme” by urmymuse. Used here under a commercial Creative Commons license. Find out more at http://ccmixter.org/files/urmymuse/40020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"How did little metal disks became power, propaganda, and paychecks? Could you buy a round of drinks with a coin in 500BC? Well that depends! Some places m…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2229,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fan-of-history-741603/episodes/228-500s-bc-part-11-when-coins-took-over-the-world/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fan-of-history-741603/228-500s-bc-part-11-when-coins-took-over-the-world.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}