Numismatic Museum, Numismatic museum in central Athens, Greece.
The museum holds over 500,000 coins, medals, gems, weights, and stamps from 1400 BC to modern times in the former mansion of Heinrich Schliemann.
Founded in 1838 as part of the National Library of Greece, the museum moved to its current location in 1998 after extensive renovations.
The collection includes coins from ancient Greek city-states, Byzantine empires, and Medieval periods, revealing economic and social practices through currency evolution.
The museum opens Tuesday through Sunday from 09:00 to 16:00, offering wheelchair access and specialized library services with 12,000 books on numismatics.
The building, known as Iliou Melathron, features Renaissance Revival architecture with preserved interior mosaics depicting scenes from Greek mythology.
Accessibility: Rollstuhlgerecht
Operator: Stavros Niarchos Foundation
Opening Hours: Dienstag-Sonntag 09:00-16:00; Montag off; Feiertage off
GPS coordinates: 37.97783,23.73539
Latest update: March 9, 2025 20:49
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