Towns and Times of Philosophers

[mmarotta]

When I actively collected, I was inspired by the Carl Sagan Cosmos episode "Backbone of the Night" to acquire coins from the lifetimes of philosophers. I had about 50 names linked to coins, from Thales of Miletus to Hypatia of Alexandria.

Among them was this:
Syrakusa 474-450 BCE.
AR Litra.
obv: Artemis Arethusa / rev: Cuttlefish
Alfoeldi 136 "Obol"; Beohringer 467 or 451;
0.65 grams