Greek and Roman Coins in the Athenian AgoraOver 75,000 coins have been found during excavations at the Agora, many minted in the city but others brought from Athens's far-flung commercial contacts. In addition to the mostly bronze and copper coins themselves, a building that may have served as the Athenian mint is described in this booklet. After describing the physical techniques of production, the author takes a chronological approach and includes numerous black and white photographs, making this concise guide a useful aid to the identification of lower-value Greek and Roman coinage. |
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2nd century B.c. 3rd century 6th century B.c. Aigina Alexandria amphora ancient Antoninus Pius anvil Athenian Agora Athenian bronze coinage Athenian market place Athenian New Style Boiotia Bronze pieces bullion value Caracalla co-emperors coins struck coins were issued Constantius Chlorus Corinth counterfeit owls cult deity denarii Diocletian drachms earliest coins Elagabalus electrum electrum stater Eleusis Empire Euboia excavations Farsuleius Mensor Faustina flans Galerius Gallienus Gela Gordian Gordian III Greek cities Greek Imperial bronze Hadrian Herakles Histiaia hoard hurling a thunderbolt Imperial bronze coinage Julia Domna Julia Mamaea Kyzikos Latin legends Laurion Marcus Aurelius Mark Antony Maximian Maximinus medallions military standards obverse overstruck Patras personification Philip portrait Probus prow punch Pupienus reverse type Roman Athens Roman Coins Rome Septimius sestertii Severan Severus silver coins silver pieces small denominations stamped striking coins Style stephanephoroi successor tetradrachm tetrarchy tetrobol Trajan Decius triobol Valerian Victory Wappenmünzen weight wife wreath Zeus Zeus seated