To be a medium of exchange of recognised value, to replace exchange of goods and the use of metals which were o no standard weight and valus.
Same as all other Greek silver coins: drachmas. Same as all other Greek gold coins: staters.
Ancient Greek coins often had the faces of Kings/Gods/Goddesses/famous people on them.
Mariusz Mielczarek has written: 'Ancient Greek coins found in Central, Eastern, and Northern Europe' -- subject(s): Coins, Greek, Greek Coins 'The Sarmatians (Elite S.)' 'Cataphracti and Clibanari (Studies on the History of the Ancient & Mediaeval Art of Warfare)'
AOE in Greek on ancient Athenian owl coins is "of the Athenians" or "(children) of Athena" in English.
There were no cars in ancient times in Greece.
Agnes Baldwin Brett has written: 'Facing heads on ancient Greek coins' -- subject(s): Facing heads (Numismatics), Greek Coins 'Victory issues of Syracuse after 413 B.C' -- subject(s): Greek Antiquities, Greek Coins, Greek Numismatics 'The electrum and silver coins of Chios' 'Six Roman bronze medallions' -- subject(s): Numismatics, Roman Coins
Museums and private collections have thousands of Greek coins.
Indian coins typically feature symbols or images specific to Indian culture, history, or religious beliefs, while Greek coins often depict mythological figures, gods, or scenes from Greek mythology. Indian coins may also include inscriptions in regional languages, while Greek coins usually have inscriptions in ancient Greek. Additionally, Indian coins were traditionally made of gold, silver, or copper, while Greek coins were commonly made of silver or bronze.
Greek coins were used for $money$. That was the purpose of coins.
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Beginning around 600 BC, each Greek city-state minted (made) its own kinds of coins (They seem to have gotten the idea from the Lydians in West Asia). A lot of the Greek coins were silver. They were made by taking a small lump of silver and putting it on an iron mold, and then striking it with a hammer that had another kind of mold in it. That way you could squash a picture into both sides at the same time.