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title: Coin from Melos
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5889/coin-from-melos/
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updated: 2024-09-10
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# Coin from Melos

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Coin from Melos](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5889.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5889.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) stater [coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/), from Melos, [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/), c. 450 BCE.

Some [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) [cities](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) used images for their names, so "readers" did not have to be literate. In Melos, an apple (mēlon) was used.

The British Museum, London.

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, October 26). Coin from Melos. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5889/coin-from-melos/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Coin from Melos." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 26, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5889/coin-from-melos/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Coin from Melos." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Oct 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5889/coin-from-melos/>.

## License & Copyright

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