The Bank of Greece has released its latest gold Proof collector coins which continue their current series entitled “Cultural Heritage.” Featured for 2022 is the ancient theatre of Epidaurus, located on the Argolid Peninsula at the Saronic Gulf. It is one of the best preserved of antiquity and is on the grounds of a sanctuary […]
Greece: Silver Proof coins released for International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture
The Bank of Greece has released new collector coins on the occasion of the declaration of the United Nations General Assembly of the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA) for 2022. The acknowledgement of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture is to highlight the worldwide contribution of small-scale artisanal fishers and fish farmers who produce […]
The amazing Athenian tetradrachm
The Athenian owl is considered one of the greatest coins, not only because of its beauty, but because of its elegant design — head of Athena on the obverse, iconic owl image on the reverse, and identifying inscription — making it the prototype for centuries of coins worldwide. There are several types of Athenian owls, […]
Greece: New €100 gold collector coin dedicated to Greek mythology and the Olympian God Ares
The Bank of Greece will release on the 27th September their latest €100 gold Proof collector coin in the current series entitled “Greek Mythology,” which features Ares, son of Zeus and Hera. Regarded as the God of War, his children include those from his clandestine affair with Aphrodite, Harmonia, who was later wed to Cadmos, […]
Greece: Latest silver Proof coin features the Antikythera mechanism, the world’s oldest computer
The Bank of Greece has introduced a new collector coin series for 2022 entitled “Ancient Greek Technology.” The first coin, which launches the series, focuses on the Antikythera mechanism, an extraordinary example of ancient technology often referred to as “the world’s oldest computer.” The coins are produced by the Bank of Greece’s own mint facilities […]
CIT: Numismatic icons — Pegasos
Description of the Coin The design of one side was inspired by the staters of the city of Corinth and depicts a soaring Pegasos to the left; below C-I for Cook Islands. The other side features the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley (initials: IRB); around it the name of the ruler, the […]
Greece: Commemorative €2 coin remembers bicentenary anniversary of the first Greek constitution
The Bank of Greece has unveiled the design for the country’s second two-euro commemorative coins issued for 2022. This year marks the bicentenary anniversary of the first constitution written and adopted during Greece’s revolution to achieve independence. One year earlier Greeks rose in defiance of Ottoman rule, which had been in place for nearly four […]
The Greek Mint: The culture of minting
It is an immense pleasure for us at the Greek Mint (IETA) to once again be part of this annual reunion of our numismatic family, in spite of the serious difficulties caused by the pandemic. IETA is the in-house printing works of the Bank of Greece and the National Mint, which performs various printing tasks for the Greek State […]
NGC expert review on ancient coins
As Coin Update viewers know, I collect and consign ancient coins. I know telltale signs of counterfeit and novelty coins as well as authentic strikes. For instance, many ancient fakes are cast rather than struck. To cast a coin, the counterfeiter creates a mold and then pours molten metal into it. While some bronze ancients […]
Wishing all our readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Dear readers, It’s hard to believe the holiday season is upon us once again, and perhaps not a moment too soon. To describe 2020 as a year full of challenges would truly be something of an understatement. The Wuhan strain of COVID-19 or simply, coronavirus, has travelled around the planet with a speed and ferocity […]
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