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Archaic Period - 800-500 BC
There is some debate regarding where the world's first true coin came from... (continue)
An Example of The World's First Coin
Uncertain Mint, Ionia, c. 650 - 600 B.C.
The Classic Style - 500-330 BC
As the popularity of coins increased, so did the amount of attention to detail and elaborate artistic designs to... (continue)
Classical Greek Style - Attica Athenian Owl
The Athenian Tetradrachms
Hellenistic Period - 330-30 BC
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Hellenistic Style - Arsinoe II Gold Octodrachm
Arsinoe II, sister and wife of Ptolemy of Egypt.
Roman Empire - United Empire (27 BC to 395 AD)
In the 2nd to 1st centuries BC, Rome conquered Greece piece by piece until... (continue)
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