Greek Coin Mints

Ancient Greek Coin Mints: Complete Index of 520+ Cities, Islands & Regions

Ancient Greek coins were not issued by a single central state, but by hundreds of independent cities,
islands, leagues and kingdoms scattered across the Mediterranean and Black Sea. This page is a living
catalogue of those mints – a master index for collectors, researchers and anyone who loves Greek coinage.

520+
Known Greek mints

7
Major regions

c. 600–100 BC
Main coinage period

Mainland Greek Coin Mints

Mainland Greece includes some of the most famous mints in the ancient world – Athens, Corinth, Thebes –
alongside dozens of smaller cities that struck coins for local trade, alliances and wars. This section
gives an overview by sub-region: Attica, Boeotia, the Peloponnese and Thessaly.

Attica

Mint / City	Sub-Region	Modern Country	Coinage Period	Main Metals	Notes / Famous Types
Athens	Attica	Greece	c. 545 BC – 1st c. AD	Silver, Bronze, Gold	Owl tetradrachms with Athena and owl; one of the most widely used trade coins in antiquity.
Eleusis	Attica	Greece	Classical–Hellenistic	Bronze	Demeter and Triptolemos, ears of grain; tied to the Eleusinian mysteries.
Brauron	Attica	Greece	Classical	Bronze	Local issues linked to the cult of Artemis.
Rhamnous	Attica	Greece	Classical	Bronze	Nike and local deities; coastal fortress mint.

Boeotia

Mint / City	Sub-Region	Modern Country	Coinage Period	Main Metals	Notes / Famous Types
Thebes	Boeotia	Greece	5th–4th c. BC	Silver, Bronze	Boeotian shield on obverse; variety of reverses.
Orchomenos	Boeotia	Greece	Classical–Hellenistic	Silver, Bronze	Boeotian shield and local types.
Tanagra	Boeotia	Greece	Classical	Silver, Bronze	Boeotian shield; often small denominations.
Thespiai	Boeotia	Greece	5th–4th c. BC	Silver, Bronze	Local Boeotian types, nymphs, and deities.

Peloponnese

Mint / City	Sub-Region	Modern Country	Coinage Period	Main Metals	Notes / Famous Types
Corinth	Peloponnese	Greece	c. 550–146 BC	Silver, Bronze	Pegasus and Athena; major international trade coinage.
Sikyon	Peloponnese	Greece	c. 430–250 BC	Silver, Bronze	Dove and chimera; popular classic Greek silver for collectors.
Argos	Argolis	Greece	5th–3rd c. BC	Silver, Bronze	Wolf, Hera and shields; local Argive issues.
Sparta (Lakedaimon)	Laconia	Greece	Late classical–Hellenistic	Bronze (rare silver)	Late bronze coins with Spartan symbols; relatively scarce.
Elis (Olympia)	Elis	Greece	5th–3rd c. BC	Silver, Bronze	Olympic festival coinage with Zeus, Nike and victory types.

Thessaly

Mint / City	Sub-Region	Modern Country	Coinage Period	Main Metals	Notes / Famous Types
Larissa	Thessaly	Greece	5th–4th c. BC	Silver, Bronze	Nymph Larissa on obverse; horse on reverse.
Pharsalos	Thessaly	Greece	Classical	Silver, Bronze	Horsemen, local deities; attractive small silver.
Thessalian League	Thessaly	Greece	Hellenistic	Silver, Bronze	Federal issues representing Thessalian cities.

Greek Island Coin Mints

The Aegean islands, Crete and other island groups produced some of the most artistic and distinctive
Greek coinages. Many island mints used local symbols, maritime imagery and civic badges that are
instantly recognisable to collectors.

Cyclades

Mint / Island	Group	Modern Country	Coinage Period	Main Metals	Notes / Famous Types
Naxos	Cyclades	Greece	6th–5th c. BC	Silver	Dionysos and satyr; famous archaic tetradrachms.
Paros	Cyclades	Greece	6th–4th c. BC	Silver	Gorgon heads, goats and local types.
Tenos	Cyclades	Greece	Classical–Hellenistic	Silver, Bronze	Wheel and snake; small but interesting series.
Keos (Karthaia, Ioulis)	Cyclades	Greece	Classical	Silver, Bronze	Multiple local mints on the island of Keos.
Thera	Cyclades	Greece	Classical	Silver	Dolphins and maritime motifs; volcanic island mint.

Crete

Mint / City	Island	Modern Country	Coinage Period	Main Metals	Notes / Famous Types
Knossos	Crete	Greece	Classical–Hellenistic	Silver, Bronze	Labyrinth and Minotaur; strongly mythological types.
Gortyna	Crete	Greece	Classical–Hellenistic	Silver, Bronze	Europa in tree, bull; important Cretan coinage.
Lyttos	Crete	Greece	Classical	Silver, Bronze	Cretan shield and local motifs.
Hierapytna	Crete	Greece	Hellenistic	Bronze	Local types, often bronzes for internal circulation.

Other Aegean Islands

Mint / Island	Group	Modern Country	Coinage Period	Main Metals	Notes / Famous Types
Rhodes	Dodecanese	Greece	4th–1st c. BC	Silver, Bronze	Helios facing and rose; major Hellenistic trade coinage.
Chios	East Aegean	Greece	6th–4th c. BC	Silver	Sphinx and amphora; well-known Greek island coinage.
Samos	East Aegean	Greece	Classical–Hellenistic	Silver, Bronze	Hera and peacocks; maritime types.
Lesbos (Mytilene, Methymna)	East Aegean	Greece	6th–4th c. BC	Silver, Bronze	Gorgoneion, nymphs and local symbols.
Euboea (Chalkis, Eretria)	Euboea	Greece	Archaic–Hellenistic	Silver, Bronze	Important early island coinage facing mainland Greece.

Asia Minor (Anatolian Greek) Coin Mints

The western coast of Asia Minor (modern Türkiye) was dotted with powerful Greek cities such as Miletos,
Ephesos and Halikarnassos. These mints were central to trade and produced a huge volume of coinage in
silver, electrum and bronze.

Ionia

Mint / City	Region	Modern Country	Coinage Period	Main Metals	Notes / Famous Types
Miletos	Ionia	Türkiye	6th–4th c. BC	Electrum, Silver	Lion head and star; early electrum issues.
Ephesos	Ionia	Türkiye	6th–1st c. BC	Silver, Bronze	Bee and stag, cult of Artemis; highly collected series.
Phokaia	Ionia	Türkiye	6th–4th c. BC	Electrum, Silver	Seals, griffins; early maritime trade coinage.
Clazomenai	Ionia	Türkiye	Classical	Silver	Winged boar, rams; distinctive designs.
Teos	Ionia	Türkiye	6th–4th c. BC	Silver	Griffin and Dionysian imagery.

Caria & Lydia

Mint / City	Region	Modern Country	Coinage Period	Main Metals	Notes / Famous Types
Halikarnassos	Caria	Türkiye	Classical–Hellenistic	Silver, Bronze	Coins of Mausolos and later dynasts; near famous Mausoleum.
Mylasa	Caria	Türkiye	Hellenistic	Silver, Bronze	Zeus Labraundos and double axe.
Rhodos (as regional center)	Caria / Aegean	Greece	Hellenistic	Silver, Bronze	Helios and rose; many allied issues.
Sardes	Lydia	Türkiye	6th c. BC onwards	Electrum, Silver	Capital of Lydia; early coinage under Croesus.
Magnesia on Maeander	Ionia / Lydia border	Türkiye	Hellenistic	Silver, Bronze	Artemis Leukophryene; attractive tetradrachms.

Lycia, Pamphylia & Pisidia

Mint / City	Region	Modern Country	Coinage Period	Main Metals	Notes / Famous Types
Xanthos	Lycia	Türkiye	Classical–Hellenistic	Silver, Bronze	Lycia’s leading city; dynastic issues.
Patara	Lycia	Türkiye	Hellenistic	Bronze	Local harbor city coinage.
Side	Pamphylia	Türkiye	5th–1st c. BC	Silver, Bronze	Pomegranate symbol; rich series of Hellenistic coins.
Aspendos	Pamphylia	Türkiye	5th–3rd c. BC	Silver, Bronze	Wrestlers and slinger; very popular among collectors.
Selge	Pisidia	Türkiye	Hellenistic	Silver, Bronze	Mountain city with vigorous coinage.

Magna Graecia (Southern Italy) Coin Mints

Southern Italy, known as Magna Graecia, was densely settled by Greek colonies. Their mints produced
high-quality silver coinage that circulated widely and remains very popular with modern collectors.

Mint / City	Region	Modern Country	Coinage Period	Main Metals	Notes / Famous Types
Tarentum (Taras)	Magna Graecia	Italy	c. 500–200 BC	Silver, Bronze	Boy on dolphin, cavalry types; rich and long-running series.
Metapontum	Magna Graecia	Italy	6th–3rd c. BC	Silver	Ear of barley; classic southern Italian design.
Herakleia	Lucania	Italy	4th–3rd c. BC	Silver, Bronze	Herakles, Athena and local types.
Kroton	Bruttium	Italy	6th–4th c. BC	Silver	Tripod and local symbols; early Greek colony coinage.
Rhegion	Bruttium	Italy	5th–3rd c. BC	Silver	Head of lion and Iokastos; coastal strategic city.
Velia (Elea)	Lucania	Italy	5th–3rd c. BC	Silver	Head of Athena and lion; home of the Eleatic philosophers.
Poseidonia (Paestum)	Lucania	Italy	6th–4th c. BC	Silver	Poseidon and bull types.

Sicilian Greek Coin Mints

Sicily was one of the great centres of Greek art and coinage. Cities such as Syracuse, Akragas and
Selinos issued some of the most beautiful coins of the ancient world, including large silver dekadrachms.

Mint / City	Region	Modern Country	Coinage Period	Main Metals	Notes / Famous Types
Syracuse	Sicily	Italy	c. 510–212 BC	Silver, Gold, Bronze	Famous dekadrachms with Arethusa and racing quadriga; major Sicilian coinage.
Akragas	Sicily	Italy	5th c. BC	Silver	Eagle and crab; spectacular early Sicilian art.
Selinos	Sicily	Italy	5th–4th c. BC	Silver	River god and selinon leaf; detailed, crowded designs.
Gela	Sicily	Italy	5th–4th c. BC	Silver	Rider and river god; dynamic imagery.
Katane	Sicily	Italy	5th–4th c. BC	Silver	Head of Apollo and quadriga; classic Sicilian style.
Messana	Sicily	Italy	5th–3rd c. BC	Silver	Two mules or biga; harbour city coinage.
Himera	Sicily	Italy	5th c. BC	Silver	Archaic heads and quadriga; early Sicilian series.

Black Sea Greek Coin Mints

Around the Black Sea (Pontic region), Greek colonies struck coinage for trade in grain, fish and slaves.
These mints often used dolphins, gorgoneia and other maritime symbols.

Mint / City	Shore / Region	Modern Country	Coinage Period	Main Metals	Notes / Famous Types
Olbia	North coast	Ukraine	5th–3rd c. BC	Bronze, Silver	Dolphins, gorgoneia and arrowhead money.
Pantikapaion	Crimea	Russia / Ukraine (Crimea)	4th–3rd c. BC	Gold, Silver, Bronze	Grotesque satyr heads; famous gold staters.
Chersonesos	Crimea	Ukraine	Classical–Hellenistic	Silver, Bronze	City walls, Herakles and other civic designs.
Apollonia Pontica	West coast	Bulgaria	5th–3rd c. BC	Silver, Bronze	Anchor and gorgoneion; very recognisable types.
Sinope	South coast	Türkiye	Classical–Hellenistic	Silver, Bronze	Head of nymph and eagle; important Black Sea harbour.

Hellenistic Kingdom Mints

After Alexander the Great, his successors ruled large kingdoms which struck vast quantities of coinage.
These royal mints issued coins in the name of the king, but often on top of older civic traditions.

Mint / City	Kingdom	Modern Country	Coinage Period	Main Metals	Notes / Famous Types
Pella	Macedonian Kingdom	Greece	4th–2nd c. BC	Silver, Bronze	Alexander the Great and successors; horse and rider types earlier.
Amphipolis	Macedonian Kingdom	Greece	4th–2nd c. BC	Silver, Bronze	Principal royal mint for Alexander and later kings.
Antioch on the Orontes	Seleucid Kingdom	Türkiye / Syria	3rd–1st c. BC	Silver, Bronze	Main Seleucid royal mint; portraits of kings and seated Apollon.
Seleukeia on the Tigris	Seleucid Kingdom	Iraq	3rd–2nd c. BC	Silver, Bronze	Eastern Seleucid issues; important for imperial series.
Alexandria	Ptolemaic Egypt	Egypt	3rd–1st c. BC	Bronze, Gold	Ptolemaic royal coinage with eagle on thunderbolt.
Memphis	Ptolemaic Egypt	Egypt	Hellenistic	Bronze	Occasional royal issues; subsidiary mint.
Ai Khanoum / Baktra	Greco-Bactrian	Afghanistan	3rd–2nd c. BC	Silver, Bronze	Greco-Bactrian kings; blends Greek and eastern motifs.
Taxila	Indo-Greek	Pakistan	2nd–1st c. BC	Silver, Bronze	Indo-Greek bilingual coinage with Greek and local scripts.

Complete Greek Mint Index (Growing Catalogue)

The table below brings together mints from all the regions above. It currently lists a selection of the
most important Greek mints and will expand toward 520–580 entries as research and publishing continue.
Each row can later link to a dedicated NumisDon guide or catalogue entry.

Mint / City	Region	Sub-Region / Kingdom	Modern Country	Coinage Period	Main Metals	Notes / Links
Athens	Mainland Greece	Attica	Greece	c. 545 BC – 1st c. AD	Silver, Bronze, Gold	Core Greek trade coinage.
Corinth	Mainland Greece	Peloponnese	Greece	c. 550–146 BC	Silver, Bronze	Pegasus staters; widely circulated.
Thebes	Mainland Greece	Boeotia	Greece	5th–4th c. BC	Silver, Bronze	Boeotian shield series.
Larissa	Mainland Greece	Thessaly	Greece	5th–4th c. BC	Silver, Bronze	Nymph and horse; classic Thessalian type.
Naxos	Greek Islands	Cyclades	Greece	6th–5th c. BC	Silver	Early Dionysian coinage.
Knossos	Greek Islands	Crete	Greece	Classical–Hellenistic	Silver, Bronze	Labyrinth and Minotaur motifs.
Rhodes	Greek Islands	Dodecanese	Greece	4th–1st c. BC	Silver, Bronze	Helios and rose; Hellenistic trade coinage.
Miletos	Asia Minor	Ionia	Türkiye	6th–4th c. BC	Electrum, Silver	Early Ionian trade mint.
Ephesos	Asia Minor	Ionia	Türkiye	6th–1st c. BC	Silver, Bronze	Bee and stag; large series.
Side	Asia Minor	Pamphylia	Türkiye	5th–1st c. BC	Silver, Bronze	Pomegranate symbol; coastal mint.
Tarentum	Magna Graecia	Calabria	Italy	c. 500–200 BC	Silver, Bronze	Boy on dolphin and cavalry types.
Metapontum	Magna Graecia	Lucania	Italy	6th–3rd c. BC	Silver	Barley ear symbol.
Syracuse	Sicily	Eastern Sicily	Italy	c. 510–212 BC	Silver, Gold, Bronze	Famous dekadrachms; Arethusa and quadriga.
Akragas	Sicily	Southern Sicily	Italy	5th c. BC	Silver	Eagle and crab types.
Olbia	Black Sea	North coast	Ukraine	5th–3rd c. BC	Bronze, Silver	Dolphins and arrowheads.
Pantikapaion	Black Sea	Crimea	Russia / Ukraine	4th–3rd c. BC	Gold, Silver, Bronze	Satyr heads; key Black Sea gold.
Pella	Hellenistic Kingdoms	Macedonian Kingdom	Greece	4th–2nd c. BC	Silver, Bronze	Alexander and Macedonian royal issues.
Antioch on the Orontes	Hellenistic Kingdoms	Seleucid	Türkiye / Syria	3rd–1st c. BC	Silver, Bronze	Main Seleucid mint.
Alexandria	Hellenistic Kingdoms	Ptolemaic	Egypt	3rd–1st c. BC	Bronze, Gold	Ptolemaic royal coinage.

Greek Mint FAQ & Next Steps for Collectors

How complete is this list of Greek coin mints?

Scholars recognise more than 520–580 distinct Greek mints across the Mediterranean and Black Sea.
This page is designed as a growing catalogue: the tables above will expand as we add new cities,
islands and royal mints and connect them to detailed NumisDon guides.

Where can I see coins from these mints?

You can explore our specialised catalogues, including the

Top 100 Ancient Greek Silver Coins, as well as individual guides on Athenian owls, Corinthian staters,
Syracusan dekadrachms and more. Each new article will be linked back to the relevant mint entries here.

How can I use this page as a collector?

When you pick up a Greek coin, start by identifying its city or region, then find the matching mint in
the tables. From there, follow internal links to value guides, historical background and auction
comparisons on NumisDon. Over time, this page will become the central hub – your personal atlas of
Greek coinage.

Save this page in your bookmarks: every time we publish a new Greek coin article or catalogue entry,
we will come back and attach it to the correct mint here.