Ancient Greek coins
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Each Greek city-state minted their own kind of coin. For the coins of Athens and Corinth, click here.
These two coins from Thebes show the kind of shield that Thebans carried in battle, and on the other side one has a trident and a fish, for Poseidon, and the other has a drinking cup (Notice how they are struck a little off-center):
More on the Greek economy
To find out more about Greek coins, check out these books from Amazon.com or your library:
Eyewitness: Money (Eyewitness Books) (2000).
Sold!: The Origins of Money and Trade (Buried Worlds) (1994). School Library Journal says, "Grade 6-10-Covering primarily the ancient Mediterranean civilizations, this well-written, beautifully illustrated account describes early forms of money, how the first coins were made, and what they reveal to archaeologists about the people who used them."
Ancient History from Coins, by C. J. Howgego (1995). Not for kids, but a good introduction to what we can learn about history from coins.
Greek Coins, by Ian Carradice (1995). This handbook for beginners shows some of the different types of Greek coins, with a little historical background. About a page per century.
