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Lydian Electrum
Electrum 1/6 stater
Lydian, about 650-600 BC
From western modern Turkey
One of the very earliest coins
The Greek historian Herodotus, writing in the fifth century BCE, stated that 'the Lydians were the first people we know to have struck…
Lydian, about 650-600 BC
From western modern Turkey
One of the very earliest coins
The Greek historian Herodotus, writing in the fifth century BCE, stated that 'the Lydians were the first people we know to have struck…
Sicilian onkia
The city of Camarina, situated on the south coast of Sicily, had an eventful history. Founded in 598 BC by Syracuse, Camarina was deserted shortly afterward. Hippocrates, the tyrant of Gela, refounded the city in 492 BC. But again Camarina's destiny…
Egyptian Ingots and Metal Rings
From el-Amarna, Egypt
18th Dynasty, 14th century BC
Egypt's earliest money
These ingots and metal rings date from the fourteenth century BC and were found at el-Amarna. They give us rare archaeological evidence for Egypt's earliest money…
18th Dynasty, 14th century BC
Egypt's earliest money
These ingots and metal rings date from the fourteenth century BC and were found at el-Amarna. They give us rare archaeological evidence for Egypt's earliest money…
The Strangford Apollo
The Strangford Apollo
Greek, about 500-490 BC
Said to be from the island of Anáfi, Cyclades, Aegean Sea
Marble statue of a youth standing in the conventional pose of a kouros
Kouros in Greek means simply 'youth'. It is a term used to…
Greek, about 500-490 BC
Said to be from the island of Anáfi, Cyclades, Aegean Sea
Marble statue of a youth standing in the conventional pose of a kouros
Kouros in Greek means simply 'youth'. It is a term used to…
Lydian Electrum Coin
Electrum coin minted in Lydia, 7th c. BCE.
Classical style coins
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Coin engraved by Euainetos, Sicily, Syracuse. ca. 408-390 BCE. Decadrachm,
(obverse) Head of Persephone left, wearing earring and necklace; hair turned up and behind, arranged in wavy curls, and bound with a wreath of corn-leaves; beneath,…
Coin engraved by Euainetos, Sicily, Syracuse. ca. 408-390 BCE. Decadrachm,
(obverse) Head of Persephone left, wearing earring and necklace; hair turned up and behind, arranged in wavy curls, and bound with a wreath of corn-leaves; beneath,…
Silver denarius of Julius Caesar
Rome, Italy. 44 BCE, silver denarius of Julius Caesar.(obverse) Wreathed head of Caesar right; behind, crescent and inscription; before, inscription. Border of dots.
(reverse) Venus standing left, holding Victory in right hand and sceptre in left…
(reverse) Venus standing left, holding Victory in right hand and sceptre in left…