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title: Greek Silver Coins
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5308/greek-silver-coins/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Greek Silver Coins

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Greek Silver Coins](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5308.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5308.jpg)

## Image Caption

Top row (L to R): Poseidonia (520 BCE) - [Silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) stater, [Poseidon](https://www.worldhistory.org/poseidon/) with trident. [Corinth](https://www.worldhistory.org/corinth/) (525-500 BCE) - Silver stater, incuse square of swastika design. [Syracuse](https://www.worldhistory.org/syracuse/) (c. 400 BCE) - Silver decadrachm, quadriga with [Nike](https://www.worldhistory.org/nike/) crowning a charioteer. Bottom row (L to R): [Metapontum](https://www.worldhistory.org/Metapontum/) (520 BCE) - Silver stater, ear of wheat. [Selinus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Selinus/) (c. 530 BCE) - Silver didrachm, celery leaf. [Aegina](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aegina/) (4th century BCE) - Silver stater, tortoise (Alpha Bank [Numismatics](https://www.worldhistory.org/Numismatics/) Museum, [Kerkyra](https://www.worldhistory.org/corcyra/), [Corfu](https://www.worldhistory.org/corcyra/))

#### Editorial Review

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2016, July 14). Greek Silver Coins. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5308/greek-silver-coins/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Greek Silver Coins." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 14, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5308/greek-silver-coins/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Greek Silver Coins." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Jul 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5308/greek-silver-coins/>.

## License & Copyright

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