Mathematical motifs on Greek coins
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: Mathematical motifs on Greek coins
zbMATH Open document ID: 0711.01002
DOI: 10.1007/BF03024032
author: Benno Artmann
published in: The Mathematical Intelligencer
publication date: 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z
review text: The author presents some references to mathematics that appear on the coins of Greek cities in the fifth century BC. These sources are solely pictoral, but according to the author in such obvious ways that little doubt remains. He discusses coins of the island of Melos in the Aegean sea, of Metapontion in southern Italy, of the island of Aegina, of Chalcis (one of the principal cities on the island of Euboea), and of the city of Abdera in Thrace.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 01A20
zbMATH DE Number: 4168606
zbMATH Keywords: island of Melos
zbMATH Keywords: Aegina
zbMATH Keywords: Chalcis
zbMATH Keywords: Abdera
reviewed by: Hubert L. L. Busard
MaRDI profile type: Publication
cites work: Q5628061
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full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03024032
OpenAlex ID: W2044092772
description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4168606