Greek Reporter2d
Coins, a Form of Marketing in Ancient Greece
Before presidential addresses and social media, ancient rulers used coins as a form of marketing to reach their people in ...
BBC4y
Rare gold coin of Athens
The colossal gold and ivory statue of the goddess Athena, in the Parthenon on the Acropolis, was stripped of its gold which was then struck into coins. This was the only known example when King ...
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A Collection Of Gold Coins Thought To Be Over 2,000-Years-Old And Used In The Ancient Persian Empire Were Discovered In Notion, An Ancient Greek City
In an ancient Greek city, a collection of gold coins believed to be more than 2,000 years old were uncovered. During excavations at the archaeological site of Notion, the coins were found in a ...
The Conversation1mon
Trump’s meme coin is nothing new: it takes a page out of the ancient world’s playbook
You definitely wanted Athena on your side. Coins were primarily minted to pay the army. There were no fancy economic notions of maintaining an adequate money supply; that was simply a by-product.
Greek City Times12d
Ancient Tombs Unearthed in Padula, Including Diobol Minted in Tarentum Featuring Athena and Hercules
The coin features the goddess Athena on one side and Hercules slaying the Nemean lion on the reverse. A slab covering the ...