BC 5TH CENTURY Coins
Siglos Coins: Ancient Persian Silver Currency
Illustrated Specimen Details: Silver Siglos Example Specimen: 1 siglos, c. 485-420 BC (Achaemenid Empire, Persia) Authority & Heraldry: The obverse features the iconic depiction of the bearded Persian king or royal hero. He…
Olbia Dolphin Coins: Ancient Bronze Proto-Money
Illustrated Specimen Details: Olbia Cast AE Dolphin Example Specimen: Olbia Cast AE Dolphin, 500-400 BC (Greek city-state Olbia) Iconography & Origin: This remarkable proto-coin is cast in bronze in the shape of a stylized …
Wheel Money of Histria: Ancient Bronze Coin of Istros
Illustrated Specimen Details: Bronze Wheel Money Example Specimen: Wheel coin, 500-400 BC Design Details: This archaic specimen features the Greek letters ΙΣΤ (abbreviation for IST ROS) on the obverse. The reverse displays a d…
Trihemitetartemorion: coin of Ephesus (Ionia; Ancient Greece)
TRIHEMITETARTEMORION: COIN OF ANCIENT GREECE Trihemitetartemorion, 5th century BC: Ephesus (Ionia; Ancient Greece) The dating of the coin is very approximate. There is also a problem with the exact identification of this coin. Some sources often ca…
Hemiobol: coin of Cyzicus (Mysia, Ancient Greece)
HEMIOBOL: COIN OF CYZICUS (KYZIKOS) Hemiobol, 480-400 BC: Cyzicus (Ancient Greece) Cyzicus (also Kyzikos) — an ancient Greek town in Mysia in Anatolia in the current Balıkesir Province of Türkiye. Protome (a type of adornment that takes the form of…