when was the classical period of greek coins
Part I: Greek Coins The Archaic Greek Period [c. 650 - 480 bc] I am the badge of Phanes Greek coins (including coins of all Mediterranean city-states) are classified into three stylistic periods: Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic.etradrachm of Athens (Archaic Period) By 520 bc use of coins had spread throughout the Mediterranean; they were struck in southern Italy, Sicily, Macedon, in Greece, in the islands between Greece and Asia Minor, and in North Africa. The most common denominations were silver staters (8 or 12 g) and tetradrachms (17 g).