Greek Gold Coins Ancient

Other types of archaic period coins include croeseids ionia and staters.

Greek gold coins ancient.

The greek kingdoms also heralded the very birth of coinage in the western world with electrum and lydian coins of croesus. Lydian and east greek coins are made of electrum which is a mixture of gold and silver. Rare ancient greek gold coin persian double stater darios iii av 333 331bc 16 6g. Make offer rare ancient greek gold coin persian double stater darios iii av 333 331bc 16 6g.

The archaic period extends from the introduction of coinage to the greek world during the 7th century bc until the persian wars in about 480 bc. The coins of ancient greece are considered some of the most beautiful in history. 4 999 00 15 00 postage. The archaic the classical the hellenistic and the roman.

View all greek coins ancient hellenic hellenistic and city state coins from across the ancient greek world including bosporus kings macedonia thrace thessaly boeotia and sicily issues. Check out our greek jewellery selections for the very best in ready to order or custom handmade pieces from our greek jewelry workshop. They span hundreds of years and thousands of miles across the ancient world. The history of ancient greek coinage can be divided into four periods.

The last three centuries however were secondary or local ancient coins of the eastern roman empire. Ancient greek coins are one of the most popular ancient coin types to collect. Make offer ancient greek gold stater coin alexander the great in 18kt gold pendant 330 bc. Most greek ancient coins that have been found generally span a period of about 900 years from about 550 b c.

You ll find coins from the islands aegina thasos and chios as well. The popular and interesting athenian owl tetradrachms can be found in the athens subcategory. 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. The classical period then began and lasted until the conquests of alexander the great in about 330 bc which began the hellenistic period extending until the roman absorption of the greek world in the 1st century bc.

Own an ancient greek coin and you ll truly hold history in your hands. Many different kinds of coins are considered ancient greek coins including ptolemaic bronzes and athenian silver owls. Ancient greek gold stater coin alexander the great in 18kt gold pendant 330 bc. Greek gold coins 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.

Classical period greek coins.