Greek coins

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Greek coins

Greece is one of the first countries in which there were ancient Greek coins from approximately VIII to the end of the I century BC. e . Drachma or mite as they were called before, minted in 2000, the mints . On the coin depicting portraits of rulers or emblems of cities to which they belonged.

Only when there was cash flow , usually on the coins minted shapes of animals or mythical creatures such as the centaur , Gorgon or Cyclops . It is also depicted on the coins of the ancient Greek gods such as a river god , the nymph of the lake, creek.

Greek coins

In addition to the gods and goddesses of Greek coins reverses during the Empire were often depicted personified ideas or virtues . These figures have changed from release to release , but each of them has certain attributes that allow you to produce identification even in the absence of an explanatory caption. However, some of these are very easy to confuse the personification . Provincial Greek coins of the Roman Empire often have similar shapes , with no sign that would help identification. Names in the personification of the following coins are in Latin. Most of these figures female. If the figure is masculine , it is specifically stated. Most of the allegorical figures released both sitting and standing . Some of the attributes are the same for different shapes.