10 Euros Herodotus

Reverse

Front-facing depiction of Herodotus, which is based on an ancient bust of the historian. The text "HERODOTUS 484-425 B.C." is placed along the left side of the portrait along the rim with the year of issue "2018" placed to the right of the primary design with the mintmark of the Greek Mint above the year.

Script: Greek

Lettering:
ΗΡΟΔΟΤΟΣ 484-425 π.χ.
2018

Translation:
HERODOTUS 484-425 b.c.
2018

Engraver: Geórgios Stamatópoulos

Edge

Plain

Comment

Herodotus from Halicarnassos (in Asia Minor), the first in the canon of ancient Greek historians, has been called
the “Father of History”. His work The Histories is the main source of information about the Greco-Persian
Wars and other civilisations, such as the Egyptian and the Persian. He travelled to many places of the then
known world as part of his enquiries (Egypt, Phoenicia, Persia) and joined the colonisation of Thurii in Magna
Graecia. Herodotus has also been hailed as the father of ethnography, on account of the numerous digressions
in his narrative and the wealth of information provided about the peoples of his time. Although Herodotus
often attributed historical events to divine intervention, he was the first to apply fundamental principles of
historical methodology, such as the critical approach to sources, the cross-checking of information and
on-the-spot investigation. Even though the question of Herodotus’s accuracy has divided scholars over
the centuries, modern historical and archaeological research supports an overall positive assessment of
his work and recognises his pioneering contribution to history as a discipline.

Packaging: Coin Box with Certificate of Authenticity
Minting quality: Proof

Interesting fact

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
2018	2000	-	-	-	-	-	-

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