This extremely rare gold stater of Athens ... The cities of ancient Greece generally used silver for their coins. Gold, with its high value, was unsuitable for small transactions and gold coins ...

According to Artnet News, the coin is named after the ancient Greek city in modern-day Crimea and sold for $6 million at Numismatica Ars Classica in Switzerland, making it the most expensive ...

i inherited the coin on my father's death and it still holds a fascination for me,not just because of it's age but what it was doing in a tiny hamlet in Derbyshire ...