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10 Euros Antikythera Mechanism
2022 year| Silver (.925) | 34.1 g | 40 mm |
| Issuer | Greece |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Bank of Greece (Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος) |
| Period | Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 2022 |
| Value | 10 Euros 10 EUR = USD 11 |
| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.925) |
| Weight | 34.1 g |
| Diameter | 40 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled, Coloured |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-10-05 |
| Numista | N#339155 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 79% |
Reverse
Depiction of the Antikythera mechanism
Script: Greek
Lettering:
ΑΡΧΑΙΑ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΤΕΧΝΟΛΟΓΙΑ
2022
Ο ΜΗΧΑΝΙΣΜΟΣ ΤΩΝ ΑΝΤΙΚΥΘΗΡΩΝ
Translation:
ANCIENT GREEK TECHNOLOGY
2022
THE ANTIKYTHERA MECHANISM
Engraver: Geórgios Stamatópoulos
Designer: Geórgios Stamatópoulos
Comment
The Antikythera mechanism was recovered from a shipwreck found in 1900 by sponge divers off the island of Antikythera. Built in Hellenistic times, this intricate device was used for astronomical calculations and has been described as the oldest analogue computer. Its more than 30 bronze gearwheels rotated pointers over different dials. Thus, manually selecting a date on the main dial – which represented the zodiac, as well as the solar and lunar years – shifted the smaller gears, so that the pointers on the other dials indicated the position of the selected date in the four-year cycle of the Panhellenic games (Olympia, Pythia, Isthmia, Nemea), the positions of the five then-known planets and the correlation with astronomy cycles that were of particular interest to the ancient Greeks. The mechanism also predicted solar and lunar eclipses. Research on the mechanism, which has fascinated scholars for decades, is still ongoing under the Antikythera Mechanism Research Project, which, using advanced imaging technologies, continues to provide impressive new insights into the mechanism’s complex inner workings.Interesting fact
The Antikythera Mechanism coin is a non-circulating coin issued by Greece in 2022 to commemorate the ancient Greek analog computer, the Antikythera Mechanism. The coin's design features a representation of the Mechanism's gears and dials on the obverse, and the Greek goddess Athena on the reverse. The coin is made of silver (.925) and weighs 34.1 grams. It's an interesting fact that the coin's design was inspired by the ancient device, which was used to calculate astronomical positions and predict eclipses, and it's a unique way to honor the ancient Greek's ingenuity and innovation.
Price
| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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