Greek guard charged in crackdown on antiquities smuggling rings
A guard protecting ancient sites in northern Greece has been charged with involvement in a crime ring smuggling out artefacts and selling them abroad, police officials said on Friday.
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Greece Marks 50 Years of the War Museum with Commemorative Coin
Greece is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the War Museum’s founding with a commemorative coin, honouring those who fought for the nation’s freedom. Established in 1964 and inaugurated in 1975, the ...
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Apollo gold ring with 'healing serpent' found in 2,000-year-old tomb in Greece
A monumental tomb found near Corinth has revealed several burials, along with artifacts reflecting its later use as a healing ...
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Coinage and Bank Notes
The first coins were struck in the British Isles 2000 years ago using designs copied from Greek coins. Following the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43, the Roman coinage system was introduced. After ...
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Perseus: The Last Greek King of Ancient Greece
Tetradrachm coin minted during the reign of Perseus of Macedon (179-168 BC), the last ancient Greek king prior to the Roman conquest ... Philip’s other son, Demetrius, who was ambassador to Rome and ...
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Ancient Greek Coin Has Become the Seal of Afghanistan’s Central Bank
The idea right before Afghanistan’s bank was established was to use the coin as a signal of improvement in the Afghan image. Credit: Classical Numismatic Group Inc., CC BY-SA 3 via Wikimedia Commons ...
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Met Museum Returning Ancient Bronze Thought Stolen from Greek Museum
By Graham Bowley The Metropolitan Museum of Art is returning to Greece the bronze head of a ... that has been expanded from six to 11. The ancient Greeks often decorated their bronze cauldrons ...