The Hellenistic Silver Standard: Coinage and Economic Power

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The Hellenistic Silver Standard: Coinage and Economic Power

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In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how Hellenistic kings used coinage to project power, unify economies, and fund their armies. They discuss the Attic standard adopted by Alexander the Great and his successors, the shift to the Rhodian standard in the Aegean, and the Ptolemaic closed currency system in Egypt. Key figures include Alexander, Ptolemy I, Lysimachus, Euthydemus I, and the Greco-Bactrian kings who produced some of the most beautiful coins of antiquity. The episode covers the New Style coinage of Athens, the cistophori of Pergamon, and the economic warfare between Seleucids and Ptolemies. Listeners will learn about tetradrachms, drachmas, mints at Alexandria and Pergamon, and how coin hoards help historians reconstruct ancient trade routes. #Hellenistic #Coinage #AlexanderTheGreat #Ptolemaic #Seleucid #GrecoBactrian #Tetradrachm #AtticStandard #RhodianStandard #Cistophorus #Lysimachus #Euthydemus #NewStyleAthens #PtolemyI #AncientEconomy #Numismatics #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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