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Greek Coins
Top row (L to R): Cos (300-190 BCE) Silver tetradrachm, crab. Syracuse (c. 400 BCE) - Silver decadrachm, head of Arethousa with dolphins. Macedon (306-283 BCE) - Silver tetradrachm, Poseidon with trident. Bottom row (L to R): Euboea...
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Ancient Greek Silver coins
Top row (L to R): - Silver drachm from Corcyra (Corfu), 229-48 BCE. O: Head of Dione. R: Pegasus. - Silver didrachm from Rhodes, Caria, 304-166 BCE. O: Head of Helios. R: Rose. - Silver stater from Calymna, Caria, 600-550 BCE. O: Male...
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Greek Silver Coins
Top row (L to R): Poseidonia (520 BCE) - Silver stater, Poseidon with trident. Corinth (525-500 BCE) - Silver stater, incuse square of swastika design. Syracuse (c. 400 BCE) - Silver decadrachm, quadriga with Nike crowning a charioteer...
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Man-headed Bull, Gela
A silver coin depicting a man-headed bull from Gela, Sicily. 5th century BCE (Numismatics Museum, Athens)
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Tridrachm, Kos
A silver tridrachm from Kos. A discus thrower (diskobolus) and tripod. 5th century BCE. (Numismatics Museum, Athens)
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Carthage Campaign Inscription on Coin
The North African city of Carthage fought a series of wars against Syracuse in Sicily. Carthage issued Greek-style coins to pay their army. The inscription in Punic reads "in the land (of Sicily)". Greek coin inscriptions usually name only...
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Roman Coins
Some of the most common Roman coins, including the gold aureus, silver denarius and brass sestertius.
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Roman Empire Silver Coins
Silver coins from the Roman Empire (1st - 3rd century CE) depicting various emperors. 37 Trajan. 38 Etrusclia. 39 Trebonianus Gallus. 40 Volusian. 41. Valerian I. 42. Valerian II. 43 Probus. (Numisamtics Museum, Athens)
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Alexandrian Coins Depicting the Lighthouse of Alexandria
Two coins depicting the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Alexandrian mint, 2nd century CE.
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Coin of Pompey the Great
A coin depicting Roman general and statesman Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, Pompey the Great. The reverse side shows Neptune. (c. 40 BCE).