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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 …

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Ancient European Silver Coins

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 …