Memory & Co: Early Greek Coins
The oldest coins were minted in the Lydian Empire in the 7th century BC. Shortly afterwards, the first Greek cities minted coins made of electrum, an alloy of gold and silver. Silver embossing followed at the latest around 600 BC, and not much later coins were also embossed in bronze. Gold coins, however, were the exception – and are perhaps particularly spectacular precisely for this reason. But how well do you know the early Greek coins of the 6th to 4th centuries BC?Test your knowledge and assign the coin images from the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek to the right cities.
Tetradrachme aus Ephesos. 350 – 340 v. Chr., D.: 24 mm, G.: 15,01g. Archäologisches Museum der WWU Münster (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International)
Tetradrachme aus Syrakus. 420 – 410 v. Chr., D.: 25 mm, G.: 17,22 g. Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 Deutschland)
Stater aus Ägina. 4. Jahrhundert v. Chr., D.: 24,4 mm, G.: 12,06 g. Staatliche Münzsammlung München (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International)
Elektron aus Kyzikos. 600 – 550 v. Chr., D.: 18 mm, G.: 16,2 g. Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 Deutschland)
Tetradrachme aus Athen. 6. Jahrhundert v. Chr., D.: 25,5 mm, G.: 17,24 g. Staatliche Münzsammlung München (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International)
Bronzemünze aus Maroneia. 398 – 385 v. Chr., D.: 14 mm, G.: 2,34 g. Archäologisches Museum der WWU Münster (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International)
Hemihekte aus Milet. 550 – 494 v. Chr., D.: 8 mm, G.: 1,06 g. Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 Deutschland)
Goldstater aus Lampsakos. 390 – 380 v. Chr., D.: 17mm , G.: 8,42 g. Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 Deutschland)
Obolos aus Abdera. 473 – 448 v. Chr., D. 9 mm, G.: 0,49 g. Archäologisches Museum der WWU Münster (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International)
Golddiobol aus Akragas. 409 – 406 v. Chr., D. 11 mm, G.: 1,3 g. Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 Deutschland)