Coins

A Drachm of Larissa, Thessaly, 400-370 B.C.

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Medusa (Thematic) Greek & Roman depictions

Numismatists most often refer to the snaky figure that appears on these coins using the words Gorgon (or the Gorgon), Gorgoneion, or Gorgo, but they sometimes use the name Medusa (the Greek spelling is Medousa), who was one of the three mythological Gorgon sisters, the others being Stheno and Euryale. Greek & Other Ancient Coins [Greece] [Coin ...

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Greek Bronze Coins Overview for beginners

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Istros Two heads, one inverted

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Greek Fractional Silver Coins

Most popular among collectors of ancient coins are the Greek silver issues of the Classical period (5th and 4th centuries BC). Among these issues are the most beautiful coins ever produced. Greek & Other Ancient Coins [Greece] [Coin Collecting]...

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Thrace An overview of the region

Thrace (including modern Bulgaria and parts of Greece and Turkey) was a wild region to the north of Greece and Macedonia inhabited by a number of different tribes. Greek colonies were established along the coasts of the Aegean, the Propontis and the Black Sea. Local silver resources and trade with the Greeks resulted in a thriving economy for some ...

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Coin of Alexander

Alexander III, The Great, 336-323 B.C.. Coin, Tetradrachm, silver, Alexander III (The Great 336-323), Ake Mint, Phoenicia, Ancient Greek, Macedonia, 336-323 BC or posthumous. Silver disc, with designs in relief on both sides. Obverse: head of Herakles right with lionskin cap in a circle of dots, countermarks on face. Reverse: Zeus seated on throne ...

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Ancient Coinage of Cilicia, Tarsos

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Taras, the Boy on a Dolphin - A popular Greek silver coin

The entire Mediterranean was a Greek sea and colonies spread Greek civilization to each of its corners. One particularly successful colony was founded by refugees from Sparta at Taras (also called Tarentum - modern Taranto) in the South of Italy. The commercial success of Taras, added to the necessity to pay mercenary soldiers for the city`s defenc...

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Greek Coins

Lots of Greek & Other Ancient Coins [Greece] [Coin Collecting]...

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