Illustration
Top row (L to R):
Poseidonia (520 BCE) - Silver stater, Poseidon with trident.
Corinth (525-500 BCE) - Silver stater, incuse square of swastika design.
Syracuse (c. 400 BCE) - Silver decadrachm, quadriga with Nike crowning a charioteer.
Bottom row (L to R):
Metapontum (520 BCE) - Silver stater, ear of wheat.
Selinus (c. 530 BCE) - Silver didrachm, celery leaf.
Aegina (4th century BCE) - Silver stater, tortoise
(Alpha Bank Numismatics Museum, Kerkyra, Corfu)
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Cartwright, M. (2016, July 14). Greek Silver Coins. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/5308/
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