Conveners
S12. GREECE 12. NORTHERN & CENTRAL GREECE
- Vassiliki Stefanaki (Numismatic Museum, Athens)
Within the framework of my dissertation project on the sacred topography of the northern Greek peninsula of Chalcidice new insights on the coin iconography of Ouranopolis and Cassandreia were gained. Firstly, I will discuss the attribution of Aphrodite Ourania on the Ouranopolitan coins, and will present a new interpretation, which proposes that the coin depicts the god Helios or the...
This paper reports on the preliminary study of numismatic material deriving from rescue excavations conducted by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Chalcidice and Mount Athos on ancient Cassandreia, in the Chalcidice peninsula, in Northern Greece. The Hellenistic city was founded by Cassander in 315 B.C. over the ruins of the Corinthian colony of Potidaea.
The numismatic material consists of...
A unique obol issued in the name of Hippias of Athens found in the Cabinet des Médailles in Paris has intrigued numismatists for over a century, some of them even questioned its authenticity. Another such obol was sold at auction in 2017 and appears to be from the same dies as the Paris unique specimen. This new example, definitely genuine as demonstrated in this paper, gives us the...
Egypt has long attracted numismatists with interest in Classical Greek coins because of the abundant finds of Athenian owls in our region. Recent research has challenged the mass production of imitation Athenian owls even though there is evidence to confirm their production. The remains of such findings remain scarce and mostly know but very old literature, mentioning large hoards found...
