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Originating in Ancient Greece in the sixth century BCE, the avian-themed silver coins were renowned for their extraordinary purity and helped to change the entire course of history by financing ...
The lecture hall of an "impressive high school" from an ancient Greek settlement was recently uncovered in Italy – with the discovery highlighting the similarities between ancient and modern ...
The sale of 254 coins, which spanned for many geographical ... as part of the Burlington Fine Arts Club’s Exhibition of Ancient Greek Art in 1903. Money from the auction will go towards Heberden ...
Archaeologists discovered the hoard of Persian coins at the site of ancient Greek city in what is now Turkey. The money may have been intended to pay mercenary troops. The ancient Greek city of ...
An ancient hoard of Persian coins offers insights ... Anatolia is the birthplace of the Western world’s first state-issued coin, the stater, which was created by a seafaring people called ...
Here’s how it works. Archaeologists have discovered a pot of buried treasure overflowing with ancient Greek coins in Turkey. The gold coins were found inside a room beneath a home in Notion ...
A collection of ancient Greek coins featuring different silver denominations (drachm, nomos, stater, didrachm, tetradrachm) from different ancient Greek city-states. WikiCommons Collecting ancient ...
century BC and the torso of a kouros are among the ancient items confiscated by police. Three people have been arrested in Megara, Pefki and Oinofyta, western Attica. The coin is a Stater of Ptolemy I ...
400 BC; 6) Gold stater with portraoit of Phillip ... and classic vintage monument shapes in blue color. Greece culture antique illustration collection. Historical flat cartoon drawing bundle. Ancient ...
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 ...
Greek archaeologists recently uncovered a trove of ancient artifacts while exploring the lost city of Tenea, which legend suggests was built some 3,000 years ago by Trojan prisoners of war.
A trove of 29 rare coins was recently unearthed in Greece, some of which were minted during the ancient Olympic Games, officials said. The pieces were discovered during an archaeological ...