The history of Ancient Greek coinage can be divided (along with most other Greek art forms), into three periods, the Archaic, the Classical and the Hellenistic.
In 1905, while touring the Smithsonian Institute, President Theodore Roosevelt marveled at the ancient Greek coinage on display and asked himself why American coinage seemed so "bland.
In 1931 the British Academy launched the Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum publishing collections of Ancient Greek coinage. The first volume of Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles was published in 1958.
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inscription beneath the horse translates to mean "People of the Camp", a reference to the mercenaries fighting for Carthage. The simple but beautiful artistry of these coins make them particular favorites for collectors of ancient greek coinage.
 See also: Coinage, Coin, Silver, Half, Gold
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