Greece 2 euros 2013 - Founding of the Platonic Academy (Coin Card)

EUR  16.50

BUCGrade ExplanationA coin or set of coins that have never been circulated, and retain all of the original mint luster. A coin or set of coins that have never been circulated, and retain all of the original mint luster. BU stands for Brilliant Uncirculated. stands for Brilliant Uncirculated.

Krause - Mishler	KM# 252
Details	The Academy was founded by Plato in ca. 387 BC in Athens. Aristotle studied there for twenty years before founding his own school, the Lyceum. The Academy persisted throughout the Hellenistic period as a skeptical school, until coming to an end after the death of Philo of Larissa in 83 BC. Although philosophers continued to teach Plato's philosophy in Athens during the Roman era, it was not until AD 410 that a revived Academy was re-established as a center for Neoplatonism, persisting until 529 AD when it was finally closed down by Justinian I.
Specifications	Diameter - 25.75mm Thickness - 2.2mm Weight - 8.5gr
Composition	BiAlloy (Nk/Ng), ring Cupronickel (75% copper - 25% nickel clad on nickel core), center Nickel brass
Edge	Edge lettering (Hellenic Republic), fine milled
Comments	Issued on 8 July 2013

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