Timeline of Ancient Greek Numismatics by Phoebe Mock

The Geometric Period c. 900-700 BCE

phmo4744 — 2025-09-19 20:09:38 UTC

The Proto-Attic / "Orientalizing" Period c. 700-600 BCE

phmo4744 — 2025-09-19 20:09:57 UTC

The Archaic Period c. 600-480 BCE

phmo4744 — 2025-09-19 20:10:10 UTC

The Early Classical Period c. 480-450 BCE

phmo4744 — 2025-09-19 20:10:21 UTC

The High Classical Period c. 450-400 BCE

phmo4744 — 2025-09-19 20:10:33 UTC

The Late Classical Period c. 400-323 BCE

phmo4744 — 2025-09-19 20:10:46 UTC

The Hellenistic Period c. 323-30 BCE

phmo4744 — 2025-09-19 20:11:00 UTC

Persians sack Sardis, capital city of Lydia c. 547 BCE

phmo4744 — 2025-09-19 20:12:34 UTC

Lydians introduce bimetallic (gold and silver) currency, early 6th c. BCE

phmo4744 — 2025-09-19 20:13:19 UTC

First Period of Minting Aeginetan Coins, c. 555-530 BCE

phmo4744 — 2025-09-19 20:21:25 UTC

A period of experimentating with design and types of coins.

Minting of Aeginetan Silver Coins Increases, c. 530-525 BCE

phmo4744 — 2025-09-19 20:22:19 UTC

Massive Production of Aeginetan Silver Coins, c. 515 - 480 BCE

phmo4744 — 2025-09-19 20:23:14 UTC

The Persian Wars, c. 490-480/479 BCE

phmo4744 — 2025-09-19 20:23:38 UTC

Production of Aeginetan Silver Coins Decreases, c. 479 BCE

phmo4744 — 2025-09-19 20:24:20 UTC

An impact of the Persian invasions.

New Aeginetan Coinage, c. 470 BCE

phmo4744 — 2025-09-19 20:27:57 UTC

Standardization in coin form consistent with Early Classical coinage types--rounded, flatter, and broader.

The Peloponnesian Wars, c. 431-404 BCE

phmo4744 — 2025-09-19 20:30:37 UTC

Final Phase of Aeginetan Coinage Production, c. 445-431 BCE

phmo4744 — 2025-09-19 20:31:19 UTC

Cretan Poleis (city-states) Begin Minting Local Coins, ~c.470 BCE

phmo4744 — 2025-09-19 20:37:38 UTC

Kydonia was an Aeginetan colony on Crete. It was one of the first places on Crete to mint their own coins, beginning with Aeginetan imitations.

Cretan Poleis, Gortyna and Phaistos mint their own coins for the first time, mid-5th c. BCE

phmo4744 — 2025-09-19 20:44:25 UTC

Although Gortyna and Phaistos were producing the same types of silver coins, Gortyna was producing twice as many dies as Phaistos.

Dorian Thera producing didrachm silver coinage modeled on Aegina, c. 525-500 BCE

phmo4744 — 2025-09-19 20:56:51 UTC

Dorian Melos minting staters and fractions using Milesian weight standard (14.6 g), c. 515 BCE

phmo4744 — 2025-09-19 20:59:54 UTC

Melos begins producing new coin types, c. 475-440 BCE

phmo4744 — 2025-09-19 21:01:55 UTC

Athenians capture Melos and kill all Melian males, c. 416 BCE

phmo4744 — 2025-09-19 21:02:29 UTC

Island of Siphnos the first island with known gold and silver source in the Aegean, c. 540 BCE

phmo4744 — 2025-09-19 21:05:11 UTC

Siphnian silver coinage was small (Aeginetan-weight didrachms and staters).

Siphnian coin minting ceases, c. 525 BCE.

phmo4744 — 2025-09-19 21:08:58 UTC

The Siphnians were attacked by Samian pirates and forced to pay a ransom of 100 talents. Their gold and silver mines started to fail afterwards.