Today ancient Greek coins are also numismatic coins. At that point in history, the Greek world was divided into roughly 2.000 city-states most with their unique coin production and imagery. The Greek Classical period lasted from the Ionian revolt (500 BCE) to the death of Alexander the Great (323 BCE). ![]() It is not an exaggeration that ancient art reached a high point in Classical Greece. ![]() Owl (rev.), Silver tetradrachm of Athens (left), 450-06 BCE, The British Museum Amphora and rose (rev.), Silver stater of Thebes (center), 378-35 BCE, The British Museum Sphinx (obv.), Silver drachm of Chios (right), 412-334 BCE, Coin Archives
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