Portraits Drachmas the Western Satraps
These coins are often sold as "Indo-Greek drachmas." They retail for $5 to $15 depending on the condition and variety. They date from 150 to 450 AD. There were several types in the series.
Augustus Æ 40-Drachmae of Alexandria, Egypt. 2nd series, after 19 BC. CEBA-CTOC, bare head right / KAICAP, priestly implements: simpulum, vase, lituus and axe. Köln 4, Emmett 6, RPC 5007.
[Click here for all entries of Augustus.]
...
On February 26, 2002, the Finance Ministry announced its intention to issue a series of 10,000 commemorative gold drachmas after the Greek currency was finally withdrawn from circulation.
Drachma Standard Silver coin of ancient Greece.
Ducat Gold coin of middle ages in europe. First in 1284 in Venice, Italy.
Electrum Naturally occurring amalgam of gold and silver.
Drachma - An ancient Greek silver coin, roughly the same size as U.S. dime but a little thicker. ...
Drachma - The standard Greek monetary unit. A small silver coin approximately equal to the Roman denarius.
Ducat - A popular gold coin used by several European countries. Originally an Italian coin of the twelfth century.
Top ...
drachma
An ancient Greek silver coin weighing about 3 grams. The predecessor to the Roman denarius.
E Top
eagle
A U.S. $10 gold coin minted from 1795 through 1933. Also, the current U.S. bullion program pieces.
Drachma
Monetary unit of modern Greece, used from the early 1800's until the adoption of the euro in 2002. The name is derived from the ancient Greek drachm.
drachma
An ancient Greek silver coin weighing about 3 grams, roughly the same size as a U.S. dime, but thicker.
drift mark ...
Drachma, pl. drachmae. The name of this unit of Greek money is derived from the verb "to grasp." It is the name of both: Modern Greek currency, replaced by the Euro. Ancient currency unit found in many Greek city states and successor states.
Drachma of Antiochus VI.(EΠIΦANOYΣ ΔIONYΣOY) of Syria. This brilliant gem, the production of the early Greek mint, is from the collection of the late Mr.
A silver drachma of the city of Larissa in Greece, minted c. 340 - 320 BC.
The obverse shows a 3/4 facing bust of "Larissa." The reverse shows a horse about to roll, with (weakly) "of Larissa" in Greek above. (19 mm in diameter.) ...
Billon Tetra Drachma, 54-68 A.D. (Nero), Reverse
Roman Coins can be broken down into such categories as Roman Republic (about 250 B.C to 49 B.C), the Julius Caesar/Civil War Era (roughly 49 B.C to 28 B.C), the Twelve Caesars Period (27 B.C to 98 A.D), ...
territorial gold coins pieces of various shapes, denominations and intrinsic worth privately struck in the general area of recently discovered gold deposits for the needs of local commerce tetradrachma An ancient Greek silver coin weighing ...
drachm or drachma - standard silver coin of ancient Greece. The term comes from the Greek word for a handful, referring to the handful of iron spits that the coin replaced as a means of exchange.
Greece, 1999, 100 Drachmai
ELLHNIKH-DHMOKRATIA
Statue of Atlas right, denomination in right field
PAGKOSMIO PRWTAQLHMA ARSHS BARWN / 70o ANDRWN - 13o GUNAIKWN
Powerlifter, AQHNA / 1999 in left field
Reeded an plain sectioned edge
Brass, 10.00g, 30mm ...
One of the most rare coins, found in Latvia, is drachma of Sasanids. These coins came to Eastern Europe together with kuphic dirhams not before the 8th century, but they were struck already during the 5th-7th centuries under the reign of Sasanids.
obol Greek denomination equal to one-sixth drachma. obsolete bank note Note of an American bank of issue prior to 1865; a more accurate term than broken bank note, ...
Further, the Æ drachma was not of the same weight as the AR drachma. Indeed, it is probable that the Æ drachma was not a coin at all, but a mere unit of account.
The first silver coins struck in the name of Rome were a series of drachmae minted during the outbreak of war with Pyrrhus. The value of a Drachma was equivalent to the daily wage for a skilled laborer.
And, another classic submitted by Merrill Gibson: A Larissa drachma with Larissa facing and on the reverse, the horse about to roll.
The two coins shown above are both tetradrachma of Alexander I (Balas) of the Seleukid Kingdom. While there are minor differences due to die wear and striking characteristics, there is no question that they share a common obverse die.
This exhibit takes advantage of the National Numismatic Collection's collection of Parthian drachmas in order to illustrate and illuminate a largely forgotten segment of the history of the Middle East.
An ancient coin such as an old drachma from Alexander's time or anything in gold, silver and bronze coming from our ancient ancestors in the Mediterranean is, surprisingly, as available to collectors as an old American coin.
Egypt, Cleopatra VII, 51-30 BC, AE 80 Drachmai. Cleopatra bust rt./Eagle stands left on thunderbolt, Sear 7955.
A common silver drachma issued by Alexander the Great might cost about $60. A common silver denarius from one of the early Roman emperors might cost $30. Gold costs more. Bronze -- being more common -- costs less.
The Greek coin word used in the above text is drachm or drachma for plural. Being similar to the Roman denarius, it is worth about a day's wages. This drachm is from the Syrian Empire.
[SG 7035V] ...
drachm: (Pronounced "dram") An ancient Greek silver coin, plural drachms. Drachma (pronounced "DRAHKmuh") is the modern Greek denomination, plural drachmas.
The Romulus and Remus figures on the didrachma of the Republic speak of these beginnings (Figure 13-A). The same subject matter appears in the sculpture of the Etruscans, the early Romans.
*49399---Cleopatra VII Theo. 51-30 BC. AE 80 Drachma (26 mm, 17.21) . Diademed bust of Cleopatra VII right. Strong portrait, nice green red patina/Eagle standing left on thunderbolt. SNG Cop-419, SG-7955. Gd F/VG. $1,000 [image] ...
The nearby Greek city state of Cornith soon followed Aegina and produced drachmae coins with the legendary figure of the winged horse Pegasus on the reverse.
Greek drachma = 1/6000 talent; in the Roman system as = pound, uncia = ounce; semuncia = half-ounce, semis = half pound, sextans = 1/6 pound or two ounces, and so on.
This coin shows an owl, copied from an ancient Athenian 4 drachma coin (fifth century BC).
50 cent ...
The Ptolemies created a unique coinage system which the Romans continued. The drachma was equal to a Roman sestertius. Coinage of Roman Egypt was struck in bronze and in billon, a silver alloy. A billon tetradrachm equalled a Roman denarius. ...
Obol - A small ancient Greek silver coins (worth 1/6 of a drachma).
Many coin denominations derive their names from weights, e.g. Greek drachma = 1/6000 talent; in the Roman system as = pound, uncia = ounce; semuncia = half-ounce, semis = half pound, sextans = 1/6 pound or two ounces, and so on.
I himself, shown on a 21 mm bronze coin struck in Caesarea in 42/43 CE, Hendin-555; his brother, Herod of Chalcis, shown on a 26 mm bronze coin struck circa 43 CE in Chalcis, Hendin-561; Polemo, King of Pontus, shown on a 17.5 mm silver drachma ...
drachma. The Latin names of Charlemagne's coins eventually turned up in all the Romance languages, while Germanic versions of the name became current in those languages.
 See also: Silver, Coin, Ancient, Coinage, Gold
|
