Celtic Coin Copying Greek Inscription

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 24 October 2016
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Celtic Coin Copying Greek Inscription

Early Iron Age Celtic people copied Greek coins, often faithfully reproducing their designs and inscriptions. This suggests that Thracian die-engravers were illiterate, as legible Greek letters were gradually replaced by abstract patterns and dots. Silver tetradrachm coin from Thasos (a Greek island, part of the North Aegean Sea), circa 200-100 BCE. From the Thomas Burgon Collection. (The British Museum, London).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, October 24). Celtic Coin Copying Greek Inscription. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5908/celtic-coin-copying-greek-inscription/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Celtic Coin Copying Greek Inscription." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 24, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5908/celtic-coin-copying-greek-inscription/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Celtic Coin Copying Greek Inscription." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 24 Oct 2016. Web. 23 Oct 2021.