Own a Silver Drachm from Ancient Massalia

A real silver drachm struck in ancient Massalia — featuring Artemis and an unusual ancient minting error known as a brockage.

Grade: About Uncirculated (AU)
NGC Strike: 3/5
NGC Surface: 4/5

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🏛 Struck in ancient Gaul over 2,000 years ago
🏹 Features Artemis, one of the most important deities of the Greek world
⚒ Displays an ancient minting error known as a brockage
🤲 A genuine piece of Greek and Celtic history you can hold

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Why This Coin Matters

This silver drachm was struck at Massalia, the Greek colony that grew into one of the most important trading cities in ancient Gaul. Founded by Greek settlers around 600 BC, Massalia connected the Mediterranean world with the Celtic tribes of western Europe and became a center of commerce, culture, and coinage.

The obverse features Artemis, the Greek goddess of the hunt, wilderness, and protection. Her portrait appeared on Massalian coinage for generations and became one of the most recognizable designs in the western Greek world.

What makes this particular coin especially interesting is its brockage error.

A brockage occurs when a freshly struck coin becomes stuck to one of the dies inside the mint. When the next blank planchet is struck, the stuck coin impresses its design into the new coin, creating a mirror-image incuse impression rather than a normal raised design.

As a result, instead of the standard reverse type, this coin displays an incuse impression of the obverse portrait of Artemis. The error happened during the actual minting process more than 2,000 years ago, making it a fascinating glimpse into how ancient coins were produced.

Ancient mint errors are much scarcer than ordinary issues because relatively few escaped detection and entered circulation. For modern collectors, they provide a direct connection to the craftsmen and workshops that produced the coinage of the ancient world.

These coins circulated during the final centuries before Roman control of Gaul. Merchants, sailors, and traders carried them throughout southern France and across Mediterranean trade routes during a pivotal era of European history.

Perfect For

• Ancient coin collectors
• Collectors of mint errors and brockages
• Celtic and Gallic history enthusiasts
• Greek colonial coinage collectors
• Anyone seeking a unique ancient silver coin

What You'll Receive

• The exact silver drachm shown
• Struck at Massalia in ancient Gaul during the 2nd–1st centuries BC
• Features Artemis on the obverse
• Ancient brockage error reverse
• Ancient silver drachm denomination
• Over 2,000 years old
• Professionally authenticated and graded

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New to Ancient Coins?

Most ancient coins tell the story of the people who used them. This one also tells the story of the mint that made it. With its dramatic brockage error and connection to the Greek colony of Massalia, this coin offers collectors a rare opportunity to own both a historical artifact and a fascinating example of ancient minting technology.