Rare Ancient Greek Gold Coins

Impressive pieces of art in their own right coins were a way for the city states of ancient greece to show off their culture and artistic talents.

Rare ancient greek gold coins.

Struck under antoninus pius circa ad 154 157. The first of these ancient rare coins to be struck in european greece were thought to have been created in aegina around 550 b c. From there the coins spread to athens and corinth. The first minted electrum coin an alloy of gold and silver appeared in lydia a territory bordering with ancient greece.

The first copies were created in aegina 595 456 bc and then in major poleis athens 575 bc and corinth 570 bc. 393 not discounted 2 29 greece coin album copper the red gold in greek english by i. Ancient greek coins the coins of ancient greece are considered some of the most beautiful in history. The archaic period took place from 480 bc and earlier.

The sculpture of the ancient greeks is acknowledged supreme and although the art has often been revived over the last two millennia man has rarely equaled the splendid classic greek forms. Rare collection 24 ancient greek coins pure silver 950 1 gold plated 24 k ancient greek 2750 00 ancient greek silver tetradrachm of alexander the great 336 323 bc. The peculiarity of the greek coins of this period was precisely the use of portraits of living people instead of deities. Lalonde benedict professor.

Ebay sometimes sees ngc certified greek coins from around 440 bc available such as the ancient athens greece athena owl tetradrachm coin. æ medallion 40mm 51 02 g 11h. Archaic period greek coins. All greece athens 575 bc gold coins in our catalog.

Pleasing example of a very rare coin. 1976 1982 imitation 18k gold greece 2 drachmai coin. Ancient greek coinage was not limited to present day greece. Finding coins this old is rare but not impossible.

Tanagra was famous in ancient greece for the high artistic quality of its terra cotta figures. Except for a few rare examples of greek coins as the largest gold coin ever made in that period depicting the sovereign eucratid king who reigned from 171 to 145 bc. Published in athena itonia. Greeks quickly learned the features of minting.

Greek coins were first introduced around 700 to 600 bc.