
Coins - European Central Bank
The euro coin series comprises eight different denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cent, €1 and €2. The euro coins have a common side and a national side. The national side indicates the issuing country. The common sides of the coins were …
Monedas - European Central Bank
El Banco Central Europeo (BCE) es el banco central de los países de la Unión Europea que han adoptado el euro. Nuestra función principal es mantener la estabilidad de precios en la zona del euro para preservar el poder adquisitivo de la moneda única.
€2 commemorative coins - European Central Bank
Each country that uses the euro as its official currency may issue two commemorative coins per year. These coins have the same features, properties and common side as normal €2 coins. What makes them different is the commemorative design on their national side. Only the €2 denomination can be used for commemorative coins.
Roman Coinage - World History Encyclopedia
2018年4月19日 · Roman coins were first produced in the late 4th century BCE in Italy and continued to be minted for another eight centuries across the empire. Denominations and values more or less constantly changed but certain types such as the sestertii and denarii would persist and come to rank amongst the most famous coins in history.
Coinage - World History Encyclopedia
2011年4月28日 · Coins were introduced as a method of payment around the 6th or 5th century BCE. The invention of coins is still shrouded in mystery: According to Herodotus (I, 94), coins were first minted by the Lydians, while Aristotle claims that the first coins were minted by Demodike of Kyrme, the wife of King Midas of Phrygia .
The Ancient Celtic Coinage of Britain - CoinWeek
2021年12月13日 · As early as 2000 BCE, the Phoenicians traded with the Celtic tribes of Cornwall (the southwestern tip of England) for the valuable tin essential to making bronze. By the third century BCE,...
Celtic Coinage - World History Encyclopedia
2021年3月4日 · Celtic coin makers were first inspired by gold and silver coins of the Greek world, particularly those coins minted during the reigns of Philip II of Macedon (r. 359-336 BCE) and Alexander the Great (r. 336-323 BCE). Such coins were brought back to central and western Europe by those Celtic warriors who had served as mercenaries in Hellenistic ...
The Coins of Roman Egypt - CoinWeek
2025年2月28日 · The coins of Roman Egypt are a world unto themselves. Luckily for modern collectors, they are relatively common and inexpensive. ... Augustus. 27 BCE – 14 CE. Æ Diobol (27mm, 19.33 g, 11h ...
Coinage of Asia - Wikipedia
Some time around the 7th century BCE, coins shaped like utensils emerged in China. In most regions, spade-shaped coins were issued, while knife-shaped coins were issued in the North-East. In the state of Chu (in Southern China), small oval bronze pieces were issued.
The Roman Provinces, 300 BCE–300 CE - Cambridge University …
The coins, in contrast, provide evidence without hindsight, and uniquely allow a systematic examination across the whole Roman world. This volume makes it possible for instructors and students and scholars to deploy a complex set of material evidence on many historical topics.