2€ Euro Greece 2013 – Plato’s Academy, Colored

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Collectible colored 2 euro coin dedicated to the 2400th anniversary of Plato’s Academy, in brilliant uncirculated (BU) quality. Issued by the Bank of Greece in 2013, it features Plato and the Lyceum of Athens, symbolizing Greece’s rich philosophical heritage.

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A collectible 2 euro coin, a unique piece issued by the Bank of Greece in 2013, celebrating the 2400th anniversary of the founding of Plato’s Academy. The coin is colored and depicts the portrait of Plato, with a background part of Raphael’s fresco ‘The School of Athens’.

Plato’s Academy, founded in 387 BC by Plato, was an institution that significantly contributed to the educational activity of Athens. It was named ‘Academy’ due to its location in the gardens of Academus. Aristotle, one of its most famous students, studied there for 20 years before establishing his own school.

The Academy continued to operate as a philosophical school throughout the Hellenistic period until the death of Philo of Larissa in 83 BC. However, Plato’s philosophy continued to be taught in Athens until the revival of the Academy in 410 AD as a center of Neoplatonism.

Eventually, the Academy was definitively closed in 529 AD by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian, as anything Greek was considered idolatrous at that time.

This rare and collectible coin is a unique addition to any coin collection, capturing a significant piece of Greek history and philosophy.

Specifications
MPN

CEU-M-2013-03

Metal

CuNi

Βάρος

8.5γρ/gr

Year

2013

Quality

Colored

Country

Greece

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