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Aegina Turtle ~ Ancient Greek Aegina Silver Stater - Short History
The coins of Aegina – known as turtles- were one of the most important coins in the ancient world. The city-state of Aegina was, alongside Athens and Corinth, one of the city-states that issued...Read More
2017-07-25 Coins History, Ancient Coins History
Alexander the Great & Lysimachos Tetradrachm Coin - Short History
Alexander the Great (356 BC – 323 BC), also known as Alexander III, king of Macedon, was one of the most successful military commanders in history, conquering most of the known world before his...Read More
2017-07-25 Coins History, Ancient Coins History
Alexander the Great & Zeus Tetradrachm Coin - Short History
Alexander the Great (356 BC – 323 BC), also known as Alexander III, king of Macedon, was one of the most successful military commanders in history, conquering most of the known world before his death;Read More
2017-07-25 Coins History, Ancient Coins History
Amphipolis Tetradrachm Coin with Apollo - Short History
Amphipolis, a city near the Strymon river, was founded by the city of Athens in 437 BC at the place of the older Thracian city of Ennea Odoi (Nine Roads). While the initial purpose for the...Read More
2017-07-25 Coins History, Ancient Coins History
Athena & Nike - Alexander the Great Gold Stater - Short History
A gold stater minted during the kingship of Alexander the Great. Alexander the Great (356 BC – 323 BC), also known as Alexander III, king of Macedon, was one of the most successful military...Read More
2017-07-25 Coins History, Ancient Coins History
Athena & Owl - Athenian Silver Tetradrachm - Short History
A very famous coin, the Athenian Silver tetradrachm, with Athena, the patron Goddess of the city of Athens on the obverse, and the owl on the reverse side. Minted in various versions, according to...Read More
2017-07-25 Coins History, Ancient Coins History
Athena and Nike Pyrrhus Stater - Short History
A gold stater minted around 278 BC in Syracuse, Sicily by Pyrrhus I, king of Epeiros. On the obverse there is the depiction of Goddess Athena facing right and wearing a Corinthian helmet and beaded...Read More
2017-07-25 Coins History, Ancient Coins History
Athena and Pegasus - Corinthian stater - Short History
Corinth, one of the earliest cities issuing coins in ancient Greece, started issuing staters in the mid 6th century BC . Most coins minted in Corinth show Pegasus, the winged horse tamed by the...Read More
2017-07-25 Coins History, Ancient Coins History
Dekara - Greek Dime - Short History
The name dekara derives from the Greek word "deka" (meaning "ten") and was a 10 cents subdivision of drachma. Dekara coins with the characteristic central hole were first minted in 1912, andRead More
2017-07-27 Coins History, Contemporary Coins History
Delphic Silver Stater - Short History
On the obverse, the head of Demeter, goddess of grain and fertility, the Greek Mother Goddess. Her Roman equivalent is Ceres, from whom the word "cereal" derives. On the reverse, God Apollo,...Read More
2017-07-25 Coins History, Ancient Coins History
Drachma - Short History
Drachma, an ancient currency, circulating from 1100 BC, in Greece and the Hellenistic world, replaced the prior currency of obol (ovolos). Drachmas were minted at various mints all over the Greek...Read More
2017-07-27 Coins History, Contemporary Coins History
God Apollo & Lyre – Silver tetradrachm coin - Short History
The original coin, exhibited in the Numismatic Museum of Athens-Greece, is one of the 33 ancient tetradrachm coins belonging to the same hoard, found during the excavations of 1931 in ancient...Read More
2017-07-25 Coins History, Ancient Coins History