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http://agathe.gr/democracy/athenian_currency.html Athenian Currency Many of the specialized administrative boards have left material traces of their activities. Most prolific of these were the moneyers, or Overseers of the Mint. Throughout her history ... Athenian silver coins, with Athena and owl, fifth–second centuries B.C. ... Found in the neighborhood of the building now identified as the Mint (32) (southeastern corner of the Agora), a bronze rod and blanks cut from it (33) show one of the early stages in the manufacture of coins. Bronze coins issued by Athens in the Hellenistic period were made in this way. 33. ... Examples of counterfeit coins, slashed and removed from circulation, have actually been recovered in the excavations. |
http://agathe.gr/guide/south_stoa_i.html South Stoa I Measuring some 80 meters long, South Stoa I takes up much of the south side; its eastern end is the better preserved (Figs. 31, 32). It had a double colonnade, with sixteen rooms behind. It ... Numerous coins found in the excavations also reflect the commercial function of the building. |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/administration_and_bureaucracy.html Administration and Bureaucracy The economy of Athens was supervised by numerous boards of officials in charge of the mint, the marketplace, weights and measures, and the grain and water supplies. Most ... These figures were used for centuries with only the slightest changes. The coins were struck in a wide variety of multiples or fractions of the basic unit, the drachma, which was roughly a day's wage. This silver coinage, which probably began in the 6th century B.C., continued to be minted for some 500 years. ilver and bronze coins of Athens, 5th-3rd centuries B.C. Athens, Agora Museum. The coins show the head of Athena, goddess and patroness of Athens, and the owl, her sacred bird: |
http://agathe.gr/publications/monographs.html Monographs Excavations in the civic and cultural center of classical Athens began in 1931 and have continued almost without interruption to the present day. The first Athenian Agora volumes presenting ... The series includes studies of lamps, sculpture, coins, inscriptions, and pottery. ... JSTOR | Search for Items Inside The Islamic Coins Author: Miles, G. ... JSTOR | Search for Items Inside The Greek Coins Authors: Kroll, J. |
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