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Explore the timline of Greek Coinage. The coinage of ancient Greece has given us some of the most recognisable images from antiquity as they were stamped with designs to proudly declare the identity of the city which minted them and guarantee...
Coinage soon spread among the Greek states and their colonies and by the 5th century B.C., there were hundreds of cities issuing coins throughout the Mediterranean region and beyond. Today we are aware of more than 800 different ancient Greek mint cities, many known only through their coins.
15 lip 2016 · The first Greek coins appeared in Aegina c. 600 BCE (or even earlier) which were silver and used a turtle as a symbol of the city's prosperity based on maritime trade. Athens and Corinth soon followed Aegina's lead.
From ores taken from ancient mines in the Mediterranean; copper, electrum, silver and gold all became small tokens of intrinsic value that were used in trade all over the ancient world. At the time, there were over 1000 Greek city-states, many of which issued coinage.
Overview of ancient Greek and Roman coins December 13, 2016 Presented here is a general overview of the ancient Greek and Roman coins within the Smithsonian Institution’s National Numismatic Collection, held at the National Museum of American History. An assessment of these coins was performed over the course of three days
The history of ancient Greek coinage can be divided (along with most other Greek art forms) into four periods: the Archaic, the Classical, the Hellenistic and the Roman. The Archaic period extends from the introduction of coinage to the Greek world during the 7th century BC until the Persian Wars in about 480 BC.
Detailed information about the coin 20 Drachmai, Paul I, Greece, with pictures and collection and swap management: mintage, descriptions, metal, weight, size, value and other numismatic data.
