Ancient Greek Coins

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by Mark Cartwright
published on 14 July 2016

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Ancient Greek Coins — Top row (L to R): Thera (c. 500 BCE) - Silver stater, two dolphins. Delos (6th century BCE) - Silver drachm, lyre. Siphnos (540-500 BCE) - Silver stater, eagle. (Alpha Bank Numismatics Museum, Kerkyra, Corfu) Bottom row (L to R): Gela (5th century BCE) - Man-headed bull. Kos (5th century BCE) - Silver tridrachm, discus thrower and tripod Abdera (unknown date) - silver, griffin (Numismatics Museum, Athens)

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Mark Cartwright

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.

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