Each Greek and Roman coin is a window into ancient history. This video uses a selection of especially intriguing coins to explore how numismatic evidence illuminates the classical world.
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:07 Early Greek coins
1:34 Athenian Tetradrachm
2:54 Dekadrachm of Syracuse
5:07 The Knossos Labyrinth coin
6:52 Stater of Alexander the Great
7:51 Early Roman coins
8:39 Denarius of Julius Caesar
9:54 The Julian Star denarius
10:59 Roman imperial coinage
11:38 Sestertius of Nero
13:02 Two aurei of Trajan
15:16 Denarius of Marcus Aurelius
16:52 Solidus of Theodosius II
18:14 Postscript
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