Skip to main content
Θησαυρός Ανθρωπιστικών Επιστημών ΔΥΑΣ

Search from vocabulary

Content language

Concept information

PREFERRED TERM

2315Heraldic coins  

SCOPE NOTE

  • Τhe earliest coinage of Athens. They are so called because they depicted a wide range of types once thought to be emblems of powerful Athenian families. The series consists of silver didrachms, subsidiary denominations and later on tetradrachms, that were intended for local use. Heraldic coins were first introduced around 546 BCE and were replaced by the glaukes towards the end of the sixth century BCE.

SOURCE

  • Kraay 1976
  • Kroll 1993

CONTRIBUTOR

  • Katsiadakis Helen (AA)

CREATOR

  • Iakovidou Athena (AA)

NOTATION

  • 2315

IN OTHER LANGUAGES

URI

https://humanitiesthesaurus.academyofathens.gr/dyas-resource/Concept/2315

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Last modified 2020-04-04 Created 2020-02-05