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2 euro 2022 Proof 200 Years from the first Greek Constitution
Original price was: 160,00 €.148,00 €Current price is: 148,00 €.
10 euro 2022 Proof Greek Culture – The Antikythera Mechanism
Original price was: 175,00 €.165,00 €Current price is: 165,00 €.
Greek collectible silver proof coin with a face value of 10 euros, for the Greek Culture – Ancient Greek Technology – The Antikythera Mechanism, maximum number of 2,000 pieces, Bank of Greece mint, issued in 2022.
The photo is indicative, the coin you will receive is in the original box along with the certificate of authenticity.
The Antikythera mechanism was recovered from a shipwreck found in 1900 by sponge divers off the island of Antikythera. Built in Hellenistic times, this intricate device was used for astronomical calculations and has been described as the oldest analogue computer. Its more than 30 bronze gearwheels rotated pointers over different dials. Thus, manually selecting a date on the main dial – which represented the zodiac, as well as the solar and lunar years – shifted the smaller gears, so that the pointers on the other dials indicated the position of the selected date in the four-year cycle of the Panhellenic games (Olympia, Pythia, Isthmia, Nemea), the positions of the five then-known planets and the correlation with astronomy cycles that were of particular interest to the ancient Greeks. The mechanism also predicted solar and lunar eclipses. Research on the mechanism, which has fascinated scholars for decades, is still ongoing under the Antikythera Mechanism Research Project, which, using advanced imaging technologies, continues to provide impressive new insights into the mechanism’s complex inner workings.
| Issuer | Greece  |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Bank of Greece (Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος) |
| Ruling authority | Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 2022 |
| Value | 10 Euros (10 EUR) |
| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.925) |
| Weight | 34.1 g |
| Diameter | 40 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled, Coloured |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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10 euro 2014 Proof Euripides
Greek collectible silver proof coin with a face value of 10 euros, for Euripides (485-406 BC), maximum number of pieces 1,200, mint Bank of Greece, issued in 2014.
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Euripides was the youngest of the three great Athenian tragedians of the 5th century B.C. and, as has been said, the most tragic. He reached manhood during the classical age of rhetoric, sophistic and philosophy, living at a time of rapid changes and major achievements in all spheres of culture. Influenced by the new currents, Euripides attempted a novel and bolder treatment of the myths on which the plot of Greek tragedies was almost always built, raising moral questions that are still difficult to answer today. A distinctive characteristic of his art was the realistic portrayal of his heroes and their passions. The fact that Euripides was awarded fewer victories at the dramatic festivals of Athens than his counterparts Sophocles and Aeschylus suggests that his radical approach caused unease among the Athenian public. Towards the end of his life, Euripides retired to the court of Archelaos, king of Macedon, where he wrote his last masterpiece, the tragedy Bacchae.
| Issuer | Greece |
|---|---|
| Ruling authority | Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 2014 |
| Value | 10 Euros (10 EUR) |
| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.925) |
| Weight | 34.10 g |
| Diameter | 40 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
50 euro 2012 Proof Ancient Pella
Greek collectible gold proof coin with a face value of 50 euros, for Ancient Pella where it became the capital of the Macedonian state at the end of the 5th - beginning of the 4th century BC, maximum number of pieces 4,000, mint Bank of Greece, issue in 2012.
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Pella supplanted Aigai as the capital of the Macedonian state at the turn of the 5th and 4th centuries BC and soon evolved into a major political, economic and cultural centre in Greece. The birthplace of Alexander the Great, Pella reached its peak during the Hellenistic period. The rich archaeological finds, notably the palace complex, temples and sumptuous private houses, provide a wealth of information about the city’s layout, architecture and economic life. The mosaic floors and the wall-paintings, rare surviving samples of ancient Greek painting, attest to the prosperity of the city and its inhabitants. Pella fell to the Romans in 168/167 BC and began to lose importance once the seat of the Roman province of Macedonia, created in 148 BC, was transferred to Thessaloniki. Pella was destroyed by an earthquake, most probably in the early 1st century BC.
| Issuer | Greece |
|---|---|
| Ruling authority | Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 2012 |
| Value | 50 Euros (50 EUR) |
| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composition | Gold (.999) |
| Weight | 1.00 g |
| Diameter | 14.00 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
500 drachmai Chess 1988 Proof
Greek commemorative silver proof coin with a face value of 500 drachmas, for the 28th Chess Olympiad (Thessaloniki 1988), Bank of Greece Mint, issued in 1988. The photo is indicative, the coin you will receive is in the original box along with the certificate of authenticity.
| Issuer | Greece |
|---|---|
| Period | Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 1988 |
| Value | 500 Drachmai (500 GRD) |
| Currency | Third modern drachma (1954-2001) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 18.11 g |
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
5000 drachmas Los Angeles 1984 Proof
Greek gold proof coin 5,000 drachmas, for the Olympics in Los Angeles dated 1984.
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| Issuer | Greece |
|---|---|
| Ruling authority | Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 1984 |
| Value | 5000 Drachmai (5000 GRD) |
| Currency | Third modern drachma (1954-2001) |
| Composition | Gold (.900) |
| Weight | 8.000 g |
| Diameter | 24 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
