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	Ancient Greece - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the modern Greek school-books, "ancient times" is a period of about 1000 years (from the catastrophe of Mycenae until the conquest of the country by the Romans) that is divided in four periods, based on styles of art as much as culture and politics.
		Ancient Greek civilization has been immensely influential on the language, politics, educational systems, philosophy, art and architecture of the modern world, particularly during the Renaissance in Western Europe and again during various neo-Classical revivals in 18th and 19th century Europe and The Americas.
		The distinguishing features of ancient Greek society were the division between free and slave, the differing roles of men and women, the relative lack of status distinctions based on birth, and the importance of religion.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ancient_Greece (4310 words)

	Ancient Greek coinage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Greek world was divided into at least a thousand self-governing cities and towns (in Greek, poleis), and most of these issued their own coins.
		The best Greek coins are rare and expensive and can only be seen in museums, of which the National Numismatic Museum in Athens is one of the finest.
		But large hoards of Greek coins are still being found all over Europe and the Middle East, and many of the more common coins find their way onto the market, including on Internet.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Greek_coins (1181 words)

	EH.Net Encyclopedia: The Economy of Ancient Greece
		Ancient Greek city-states, on the other hand, had an interest and involvement in what we would call economic activities (trade, minting coins, production, etc.) that, like oikonomia on the household level, were consumptive in nature and fulfilled traditional social and political needs, not strictly economic ones.
		The value of the coinage was commensurate to the value of the precious metal it contained with a small mark-up, since the value of the metal was guaranteed by its issuing state.
		Argues that the existence of large quantities of small-denomination coins from the earliest of coinage in ancient Greece is evidence of the economic use of coinage.
	eh.net /encyclopedia/article/engen.greece (13030 words)

	Ancient Coin Store - ancient roman and greek coins, collectibles, and antiquities
		It is believed that true coinage was invented around 630 BC in Asia Minor as a result of the practice in the ancient state of Lydia (now western Turkey) of stamping round pieces of precious metals with a seal or symbol as a guarantee of their weight and purity.
		The nearby Greek city state of Cornith soon followed Aegina and produced drachmae coins with the legendary figure of the winged horse Pegasus on the reverse.
		Ancient Roman coinage often depicted a portrait of the then ruling emperor and, in some cases, members of the imperial family as well.
	www.ancientcoinstore.com /ancient-coin-info.cfm (529 words)

	Coinage spans 28 centuries - 07/5/04
		The coinage of ancient Greece surfaced around the Mediterranean from Spain and France through Italy and Sicily to Greece itself and among the Greek peoples of Asia Minor down the coast to Syria, Judaea and Alexandria in Egypt past Cyrene and ending in Carthage.
		These are called "Greek imperial" or "Roman provincial." Peripheral to the Greeks and Romans were the other ancient peoples who struck coins, such as the Celts, the Parthians and the satraps of western India.
		The basic unit of Byzantine coinage was the gold solidus, or nomisma, the latter often struck in a characteristic cupped shape.
	www.coinworld.com /news/070504/BW_0705.asp (1236 words)

	PTOLEMY GREEK COIN
		Ptolemy II was the son of Ptolemy I and heir to the Greek rule of Egypt.
		Most of the finest artwork in ancient Greek coins can be found on tetradrachms because the large surface afforded an excellent platform for the die engraver (celator) to create detailed and stunning scenes that were easy to view.
		The Ancient Greeks had a long tradition of enlightened rulers, and despite being on foreign soil, the Ptolemies would be no exception.
	www.johnbmcnamara.com /cpg003.htm (668 words)

	First Coins - World's First Coin - Lydian Trites
		As with all matters relating to the first coinage, suggestions and speculation, deduction and theorizing are necessities because of the paucity of written, archeological, hoard, and die-study evidence.
		As is customary in numismatics, I'm using the term "stater" here, which the ancient Greeks used and which in ancient times meant "weigher" or "that which balances the scales." A stater was the standard denomination upon which the smaller denominations were based, and it could refer to an electrum, gold, or silver coin.
		The Invention of Coinage and the Monetization of Ancient Greece
	rg.ancients.info /lion/article.html (8234 words)

	Athens 2004 - Godess Athena on ancient Greek coinage
		Indisputably, the ancient Greeks, being deeply dedicated to their faith in their Olympian gods, had every reason to represent the patron god of their city on their coins.
		Their lives and their myths inspired artists throughout ancient times and their numerous representations in statues, pots and various works in relief are regarded today as excellent artifacts of highly conceived art which belong to our universal cultural heritage.
		And it was absolutely natural that she was highly esteemed by the Greeks for it was in her figure that the most important ideals of the ancient Greek spirit, prudence and bravery, were personified.
	www.fleur-de-coin.com /currency/godessathena.asp?sec=4 (1665 words)

	Ancient Coins
		Ancient Coins include copies of individual coins and sets of coins of ancient Greece and Rome.
		Greek Coins include an extensive collection of ancient Greek coin replicas from Europe, Italy, Greece, Asia Minor, the Levant, Egypt, and North Africa.
		The ancient Greek city states produced hand struck coins made from metal dies of skilled engravers.
	warrenscoins.com /Ancient.htm (355 words)

	Ancient Greece
		The term "Ancient Greek coinage" covers a vast variety of issues during the course of almost a millenium.
		Geographic-thematic collecting is an excellent way to dive into the ancient history of different regions of the ancient Greek world, as well as its economic, military and cultural aspects.
		Traditionally, Ancient Greek coinage is classified in catalogs by geographical criteria, as opposed to the later, less diverse and largely linear presentations by rulers of the Roman Empire and beyond.
	www.rudnik.com /greece (1065 words)

	Herakles Numismatics, Inc.
		One of the greatest heroes of Ancient Greek mythology, Herakles was known to be the strongest man on earth.
		He was the son of Zeus (the ruler of the Greek gods) and Alcmene (a human and the wife of the Theban general Amphitryon).
		Ancient coinage pays intrinsic homage to gods and goddesses; to great nations and powerful leaders; to majestic animals and breathtaking landscapes; to stately buildings and graceful sailing ships.
	www.herakles-inc.com (218 words)

	CoinArchives.com Search Results
		GREEK COINAGE Kings of Macedonia Alexander III, 336-323.
		Ancient Coins from other Consignments GREEK COINAGE Kings of Macedonia Alexander III, 336-323.
		ANCIENT COINS Greek Coins Asia Minor No.: 665 Estimate: £ 70.- Ionia, silver fractions (2), Miletus c.520 BC, -Stater 1.1g, lion, rev star (BMC 34; Sear 3533), Colophon 0.19g, Apollo, rev mill-sail incuse; Pamphylia, Aspendus c.465-430 BC, Obol 1.09g, moon-altar,...
	www.coinarchives.com /a/results.php?results=100&search=miletus (1253 words)

	Ancient Coin Books and Publications (Ancient Coins of Miletos)
		The ancient Greek city of Miletus in Asia Minor, on what is now the west coast of Turkey, was the intellectual and commercial center of the Greek world in the century before Athens rose to prominence.
		The coinage is homogeneous in character and cannot have been struck for much longer that a decade.
		The electrum coinage of Samos in the light of a recent hoard.
	rjohara.net /coins/references (1245 words)

	Glossary of ancient coin collecting terms
		If there is an ancient coinage term not listed and you are interested in finding a meaning for it please contact us and we will add it to our lists of ancient coinage terms and e-mail you the definition of the term.
		a whisk or sprinkler associated with religious rituals, it appeared on coinage as a symbol of the Roman priesthood of the Pontifices.
		a double unit, this term is most often applied to the gold multiple aurei coinage of the 3rd century.
	www.romancoinsonline.com /glossary.htm (1373 words)

	Ancient Greek Money and Coins
		Many Greek coins seems not to have any number showing their value like today coins (it was specified by the weight).
		Greek banking transactions are carried out primarily in cash.
		Ancient coinage of the Greco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek kingdoms (http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/baktria/i.html)
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Money.htm (1880 words)

	Books Greek Coins
		Presents a history of Greek coinage, century by century from its origins in Lydia, Asia Minor in the late seventh century B.C. to the Roman conquests of the Hellenistic kingdoms in the first century B.C. Heavily illustrated and excellent reading.
		Greek Imperial coins span more than three centuries from Augustus to Diocletian, and were issued at over six hundred mints from Spain in the west to Mesopotamia in the east.
		The final section is devoted to the regal issues of the principal kingdoms of the Hellenistic Age ending with Cleopatra VII of Egypt whose death brought to an end the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt.
	www.forumancientcoins.com /Roman-Coins.asp?e=Greek_Books&par=1136&pos=1&target=516 (897 words)

	Amazon.com: Greek Coins and Their Values Volume 1: Europe: Books: David R. Sear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		This is an essential reference for any collector of ancient Greek coinage - this volume is the 1st volume of a 2 volume set.
		This volume covers the "European" Greek coins, the 2nd volume is Asia Minor and African Greek coins.
		It is 356 pages long in total, 40 pages of introductory material which includes an illustrated history of Greek coinage, a showing of several different denominations, deities and helps for dating and various archaic alphabets and some more specialized books that were used in composing this handy reference.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0900652462?v=glance (826 words)

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		By 600 BC Lydian regal coins were made of electrum, a natural alloy of silver and gold; electrum was adopted by the Asia Minor Greeks for their coins as well.
		In the later 5th century BC, small change in bronze made its first appearance, supplementing the silver issues.
		Many variant weight standards for coins were used throughout the Greek world.
	www.museum.upenn.edu /Greek_World/coinage.html (188 words)

	CoinArchives.com Search Results
		GREEK COINAGE Boeotia No.: 66 Schätzwert/Estimation: CHF 300.- Thebes.
		GREEK COINAGE Boeotia No.: 67 Schätzwert/Estimation: CHF 150.- Thebes.
		Traité III 297, pl. CCII, 34 (same dies); Wroth, "Greek Coins acquired by the British Museum in 1901," NumChron 1902, 9 (same dies).
	www.coinarchives.com /a/results.php?results=100&search=Thebes (2564 words)

	Our Top Ancient Greek Currency Related Websites \| Our Currency Directory
		An ancient currency unit found in many Greek city states and successor states, and in many middle-eastern kingdoms of the Hellenistic era.
		The ancient slang names for the coins of Athens were "owls" and "girls" (but in Greek of course).
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	Ancient Greek Coins : Coins Hub
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		FORVM ANCIENT COINS - Roman coins, ancient Greek coins, Byzantine...
		Ancient Greek, Provincial, Roman, Judean and Medieval coins as well as U.S. coins and banknotes.
	coinshub.com /ancientgreekcoins/index.php (1004 words)

	Amazon.com: Ancient Coin Collecting II: Numismatic Art of the Greek World (Ancient Coin Collecting II): Books: Wayne G. ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Handbook of Ancient Greek and Roman Coins by Zander H. Klawans
		Coinage in the Roman Economy, 300 B.C. to A.D. 700 (Ancient Society and History) by Kenneth W. Harl
		What is really important about this book is the focus on the coiner or "celator" and what he did and the role he played as artist and the chapter on "Masterpieces of Greek Art" is a beautiful read by itself with large BandW illustrations of some of the most aesthetically pleasing coins in the series.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0873415000?v=glance (1290 words)

	SULAIR: Classics: Library Resources for the Study of Ancient Greek and Roman Culture
		Sophocles, E.A. Greek Lexicon of the Roman and Byzantine Periods (from B.C. 146 to A.D. Ungar Pub.
		Greek and Latin Literature of the Roman Empire: From Augustus to Justinian.
		A History of Greek Literature: From Homer to the Hellenistic Period.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/hasrg/classics/reference.html (1605 words)

	Coin - Ancient Greek Coins
		Ancient Collectibles, rare roman coins,; rare antique coins,; maps, Malter Galleries is one of the leading auction houses and ancient art galleries in the United States. We buy, sell, auction and appraise rare ancient, US and World coins,; related books and collectibles. Online auctions going on 24 hours a day!
		KJC Coins -; 63 King St Sydney - The coinage of Ancient Greece is rich in artistic excellence and seeped in the mythology of the first truly
		The coins of the Greeks are a vehicle for news as well as great art, shown best by the stunning 5th C silver issues of Sicilian Syracuse.;
	www.bcoin.com /ancientgreekcoins (1883 words)

	Good reference books on Ancient coins
		Discover the differences in period and style as Greek coins are discussed as works of art.
		VOL III: Ancient ROMAN coins, and how to collect them, is the topic of this volume.
		VOL VI: Non-Classical Cultures are the civilizations on the fringe of the Greek and Roman worlds.
	www.deepfield.com /anoot/Bookshop.htm (429 words)

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