Archaeologists have unearthed a remarkable hoard of gold coins thought to be more than 2,000 years old in an ancient Greek city. The coins—likely dated to the 5th century B.C.—were found buried in a ...

Introduction / William E. Metcalf -- 1. The Substance of Coinage: The Role of Scientific Analysis in Ancient Numismatics / Matthew J. Ponting -- pt. I Archaic and Classical Greek Coinage -- 2. The ...

This lecture explores the origins and development of coinage during the Archaic period. It examines when, where, and why coinage was first introduced, how it was produced, and the ways in which it was ...

Ancient Greek coinage -- Ancient Roman coinage -- Coins of the Middle Ages -- Coins of the European Renaissance -- 1600-1750: the age of reason? -- An age of revolution, 1776-1914 -- Latin American ...

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