Greece 10 euros 2015 - Aristophanes (Proof)

Obverse of Greece 10 euros 2015 - Aristophanes Reverse of Greece 10 euros 2015 - Aristophanes
Details Aristophanes son of Philippus, of the deme Cydathenaeum, was a comic playwright of ancient Athens. Eleven of his thirty plays survive virtually complete. These, together with fragments of some of his other plays, provide the only real examples of a genre of comic drama known as Old Comedy, and they are used to define the genre.

Issue date: 22 June 2015
Specifications Diameter - 34.1mm Thickness - N/A Weight - 40gr
Composition Silver .925 (sterling)
Edge Smooth
Mintage 1,500 pieces

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