Ancient Greek coins are similar in appearance to modern ones. For a period of 1000 years and considering the small cities states and the colonies we can assume that there exists a rich set of different coins. The drachma (Δραχμή) was a currency that also the new Greek State adopted and that is now replaced by the EURO. This ends the history of the drachma which lasted for more than 1 millennium.
Like other manufactured products in ancient Greece, Greek coins were made by hand. A blank metal circular “flan” was …

A Sweden term “klippe” means “to cut with scissors”. As the first tecnology of coinage was so elementary and as a result coins had nonround form, this term was used for such coins. First klippe-coins were minted in Scandinavia and Poland in 16th sentury. They had form of polygon with the round stamp inside.
Shapeless silver coins in ancient Russia

In ancient Russia the technology of minting was: the pieces of silver wire were hammered out by the stamp. Silver was flowing in accidental form; often an oval one. For this blurred …

Do You happen to know how much in American dollars was paid for a small silver coin collection of the Roman Empire at Sotheby’s?
More than four thousand years ago people did not have the slightest idea about money. Their exchange of handicraft things for cattle, grain, fells was known as a barter. Later precious metals, mostly gold and silver, were accepted as the way of payment. They were expensive and therefore wholesales demanded just a small quantity of precious metals. It gave way to appearance of weight money - bullions …

Many people have no opportunities to attend different coin auctions. You have to spend too much time and sometimes leave these auctions without coins. Surely, it’s a kind of tradition, but what should do these silver coin-collectors who are lack of time and money?

Here is an excellent solution! You can purchase without problems on eBay. By the way the choice of silver coins is enormously wider. There are thousands of silver coins. If you are interested in ancient coins only you will definitely find them there! Just enter the phrase …

The history of coinage is really ancient. The coin-collectors say that this very history of silver coins is close to the history of different ancient civilizations. Among these civilizations are The Roman Empire, The Egypt, the Byzantine Empire, the Persian period etc.
The rise of the Byzantine Empire was located in the East. It was closely connected with the name of its emperor Constantine the Great (307-337 A.D.). The historians contend that it heralded the beginning of the Medieval age. The most powerful political force was the Christian Church. In fact …

People have always been attracted by silver, and not just by silver jewelry, but by “silver money” (silver coins). Silver have been an important part of trade business since Ancient time.
Silver was one of the most domineering parts of trade in the early civilizations of Sumer and Egypt. Actually, they didn’t use coins, they used ingots, which could then be cut up into small chunks or drawn into wire. And this silver was regarded as a salary or wages for rulers and temples. In fact, it wasn’t used among …

Ancient European silver coins are among the most widely circulated among coin traders and collectors of the world. If you do a search on Google alone, it will yield you 1000s of sites that sell and appraise these invaluable pieces of history.

Ancient Greece: drachma, which was the ancient currency that has evolved into modern use until the 20th century. Sources explain that these types of ancient European silver coins have been around since 1100 BC, and were widely used during the Alexandrian period. Some collectors sell silver drachmas for about …