Coins from Central Greece
Central Greece was (and is) a geographic region in Greece encompassing Acarnania, Aegina, Aeniania, Aetolia, Aperantia, Attica, Boeotia, Dolopia, Doris, Euboea, Locris, Malis, Megaris, Eotaea and Phocis.

Central Greece bordered Peloponnese to the south, Epirus to the west, and Thessaly to the north.

The most important cities were Athens, Thebes, Delphi, Megara, CHalcis, and Eretria.
Central Greece
(1) Achaean League
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An AR Hemidrachm struck c. 175-168 BC in Megara
Obverse: laureate head of Zeus Amarios right

Reverse: lyre above (AX) monogram, all within wreath; ΔΩ_PO

Diameter: 14.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.3 g
No notes for this coin
BCD Peloponessos 27.1; McClean 6431-2, Benner S. 78, 4; HGC 4, 1805
Greek (Leagues and Federations)
(2) Aegina
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An AR Stater struck c. 510-485 BC in Aegina
Obverse: turtle, row of dots on the back

Reverse: incuse square ( “Union Jack” pattern)

Diameter: 20 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 12 g
No notes for this coin
Milbank 3; BMC Attica, p. 126, 3; SNG Cop 502
Greek (City Coinage)
(3) Aegina
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An AR Stater struck c. 450 BC in Aegina
Obverse: Land tortoise

Reverse: Square incuse with skew pattern.

Diameter: -
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 11.7 g
Aigina, an island-state situated halfway between Attica and Argolis, was the first place in Europe to issue coinage, following the lead of Lydia in Asia Minor. The tortoise and turtle were symbols for Aigina, in much the same way the owl represented Athens.
No references provided for this coin
Greek (City Coinage)
(4) Aegina
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An AE Stater struck 470 - 440 BC in Aegina
Obverse: Sea Turtle

Reverse: Large square "skew pattern" incuse

Diameter: -
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 12.55 g
No notes for this coin
SNG Delepierre 1524 HGC 435
Greek (City Coinage)
(5) Athens
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An AR Tetradrachm struck 431-393 BC in Athens
Obverse: head of Athena right - almond shaped eye, crested helmet with olive leaves and floral scroll

Reverse: owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig and crescent left; AΘE

Diameter: 23.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 17.3 g
No notes for this coin
(Type C), Sear 2526
Greek (City Coinage)
(6) Athens
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An AR Tetradrachm struck 460-404 BC in Athens
Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena right. Banker’s mark on cheek

Reverse: Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square

Diameter: 24 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 17.12 g
No notes for this coin
Kroll 8; SNG Copenhagen 31.
Greek (City Coinage)
(7) Athens
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An AR Tetradrachm struck 286-267 BC in Athens
Obverse: Head of Athena right with eye in profile, wearing crested helmet ornamented with three olive leaves and floral scroll

Reverse: ΑΘΕ / Owl standing right, head facing, to the left an olive sprig and crescent

Diameter: -
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.63 g
No notes for this coin
SNG Cop. 64.
Greek (City Coinage)
(8) Athens
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An AE unit struck 264-267 AD in Athens
Obverse: draped bust of Athena right wearing crested Corinthian helmet

Reverse: Athena Parthenos facing, head left, holding Nike with wreath. Left hand resting on shield set on ground holding spear; AΘHNA_IΩN

Diameter: 22 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 6.4 g
No notes for this coin
BMC Attica p. 95, 684; SNG Cop 384
Roman Provincial (Semi-Autonomous)
(9) Athens
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An AE unit struck 264-267 AD in Athens
Obverse: draped bust of Athena right wearing crested helmet

Reverse: mirror image of acropolis of Athens from northwest - Panathenaic way lead upward to the Propylaia at summit, large statue of Athena Promachos standing right, Erechtheion to right; in center of rock, niche representing the Cave of Pan with his statue

Diameter: 20 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.4 g
No notes for this coin
Kroll 375 (same obv. die as 372b); Walker, Chronological 111–13a; Svoronos, Monnaies, pl. 98, 30–6
Roman Provincial (Semi-Autonomous)
(10) Athens
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An AR Drachm struck 431-393 BC in Athens
Obverse: head of Athena right - almond shaped eye, crested helmet with olive leaves and floral scroll

Reverse: owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig and crescent left; AΘE

Diameter: 14.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.9 g
No notes for this coin
SNG Cop 41; Kroll 10; Dewing 1601; Svoronos pl. 11, 20; HGC 4 1631
Greek (City Coinage)
(11) Athens
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An AR Tetradrachm struck c. 454-404 BC in Athens
Obverse: Head of Athena right, in crested Attic helmet ornamented with three olive leaves above visor and spiral palmette on bowl, wearing round earring with central boss

Reverse: Owl standing to right with head facing, olive sprig and crescent behind, ΑΘΕ before; all within incuse square

Diameter: 25 mm
Die Orientation: 7 H
Weight: 17.24 g
No notes for this coin
Kroll 8; Dewing 1591-8; SNG Copenhagen 31
Greek (City Coinage)
(12) Athens
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An AR Tetradrachm struck 431-393 BC in Athens
Obverse: head of Athena right - almond shaped eye, crested helmet with olive leaves and floral scroll

Reverse: owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig and crescent left; AΘE

Diameter: 24 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 17.2 g
No notes for this coin
(Type C), Sear 2526
Greek (City Coinage)
(13) Athens | Phoenician
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An AR Tetradrachm struck 431-393 BC in Athens
Obverse: head of Athena right - almond shaped eye, crested helmet with olive leaves and floral scroll

Reverse: owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig and crescent left; AΘE - Phoenician contermark bēth yōdh

Diameter: 23 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.5 g
Most likely three cuts over the owl are not test cuts but intentional destruction of a symbol of unpopular Athens by Phoenicians.
(Type C), Sear 2526
Greek (City Coinage)
(14) Boeotian League
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An AE unit struck 221-197 BC in Federal Mint
Obverse: Head of Persephone, 3/4 facing right

Reverse: Poseidon standing left, holding trident

Diameter: 16 mm
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 3.98 g
Ex BCD Collection with his tag
SNG Cop. 384
Greek (Leagues and Federations)
(15) Boeotian League
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An AE unit struck 300 - 250 BC in Federal Mint
Obverse: Boiotian ox hide shield

Reverse: BOIWTWN (upward on left), ornamented trident head upward, straight crossbar, dolphin upward on right, no control symbol

Diameter: 12.7 mm
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 1.92 g
Federal coinage from the Boeotian League. Ex BCD Collection with his tag noting "Procured near Thebes".
SNG Alpha Bank 832, SNG Cop 179, BMC Central p. 43, 108, pl. VI, 12; Head Boeotia p. 50, pl. VI, 9
Greek (Leagues and Federations)
(16) Boeotian League
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An AE unit struck 300 - 250 BC in Federal Mint
Obverse: Boiotian ox hide shield

Reverse: BOIWTWN (upward on left), ornamented trident head upward, straight crossbar, dolphin upward on right, no control symbol

Diameter: 12.8 mm
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 2.1 g
Federal Coinage from the Boeotian League. Ex BCD Collection with his tag noting "Procured near Thebes" Reverse off-center
SNG Alpha Bank 832, SNG Cop 179, BMC Central p. 43, 108, pl. VI, 12; Head Boeotia p. 50, pl. VI, 9
Greek (Leagues and Federations)
(17) Korkyra
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An AR Didrachm struck c. 229-48 BC in Korkyra
Obverse: Head of Dionysos right wearing ivy-wreath

Reverse: Pegasos; below prow right (KP) (AV) (KP)

Diameter: 22 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.7 g
No notes for this coin
HGC 6, 65
Greek (City Coinage)
(18) Leukas
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An AR Stater struck 375-350 BC in Leukas
Obverse: pegasos flying left; Λ

Reverse: head of Athena left wearing Corinthian helmet; ΛEYKA_ΔIΩN / Π

Diameter: 19 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 8.55 g
ex Roma
Pegasi 48/1
Greek (City Coinage)
(19) Lokri Opuntii
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An AR Triobol struck c. 340-330 BC in Lokri Opunti
Obverse: Head of Persephone right wearing wreath of grain, single-pendant earring, and pearl necklace

Reverse: Ajax the Lesser (son of Oileus) nude but for crested Corinthian helmet advancing right in fighting attitude holding short sword and shield on left arm ornamented inside with coiled snake (control symbol), helmet crest below; OΠONTIΩN

Diameter: 15 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.7 g
No notes for this coin
SNG Cop.51, de Nanteuil 886, BCD Lokris-Phokis 96
Greek (City Coinage)
(20) Oiniadai
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An AE unit struck 219-211 BC in Oiniadai
Obverse: laureate head of Zeus right; ΠPI

Reverse: head of the river-god Achelous right; OINIAΔAN, (APK)

Diameter: 21 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.97 g
No notes for this coin
BMC 189, 8; SNG Cop. 402; Winterthur I, 1853
Greek (City Coinage)
(21) Phokian Confederation
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An AR Triobol struck c. 440-420 BC in Daulis?
Obverse: facing bull head

Reverse: head of Artemis right; Φ O K I

Diameter: 13 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.9 g
No notes for this coin
SNG Cop 99 ff.
Greek (Leagues and Federations)
(22) Phokian Confederation
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An AE Trichalkon struck 351-347 BC in Daulis?
Obverse: three filleted boukrania; ΦΩ_ΚΕ_ΩΝ

Reverse: laureate wreath; T

Diameter: 21 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 8.9 g
time of Palaikos
Slg. BCD Lokris - Phokis 328; SNG Copenhagen 125; BCD Lokris 328-31; HGC 5, 1099.
Greek (Leagues and Federations)
(23) Salamis (Attica)
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An AE unit struck 350-318 BC in Salamis (Attica)
Obverse: head of nymph Salamis wearing stephane right

Reverse: shield of Ajax and sword in sheath laying over; ΣA_ΛA

Diameter: 14 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.47 g
No notes for this coin
Kroll 640; SNG Copenhagen 455.
Greek (City Coinage)
(24) Tanagra
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An AR Obol struck 387-374 BC in Tanagra
Obverse: boeotian shield

Reverse: forepart of horse right; TA

Diameter: 8.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.9 g
No notes for this coin
BCD Boiotia 280; SNG Copenhagen 231
Greek (City Coinage)
(25) Tanagra
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An AR Hemidrachm struck 457-448 BC in Tanagra
Obverse: Boeotian shield

Reverse: forepart of horse right within incuse square; T_A

Diameter: 11 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.1 g
No notes for this coin
Dewing 1498 (same rev. die)
Greek (City Coinage)
(26) Thebes
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An AR Hemidrachm struck 426-395 BC in Thebes
Obverse: Boeotian shield

Reverse: Kantharos; club above; Θ_EB

Diameter: 12 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.52 g
No notes for this coin
BMC 64; SNG Cop. 289
Greek (City Coinage)