BoG hat geschrieben:€10 collector silver coin dedicated to Greek culture Philosophers – Socrates

SOCRATES (469-399 BC)
Socrates, the Athenian philosopher, was one of the most prominent figures of ancient Greek culture. He devoted himself to discussing philosophy with people from all walks of life in the city’s public venues, but, unlike the sophists, refused payment for his teachings. As he left no written work, knowledge of his teachings has reached us through the writings of his students, foremost amongst them Plato. Socrates represents a turning point in philosophy, breaking with the earlier cosmologies to focus on man. Convinced that “no one voluntarily does evil” and seeking to found ethics on knowledge, Socrates would steer his interlocutors towards uncovering the truth that all men innately possess, with his skilful use of dialectic, maieutic and inductive methods of inquiry, the cornerstones of logic. His penetrating criticism of the moral conventions of Athenian society, however, was misunderstood. As a result, he was brought to trial in his old age on charges of impiety and sentenced to death. Faithful to his convictions to the very end, he turned down pleas to flee from Athens, preferring instead to submit to the verdict handed down by his city.

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Denomination: 10 euro
Shape: round
Diameter: 40 mm
Weight: 34.1 gr
Edge: plain
Alloy: silver (92.5%)
Quality: proof
Issue limit: 5,000 pieces

MoF hat geschrieben:Silver Collector Coin with the face value of 10€, dedicated to the «Hellenic Culture & Civilization», having two themes: “Aeschylus” and “Socrates” representing “Tragedians” and “Philosophers” respectively.

The date of release is set to be the November 12th, 2012. Coins will be available for sale while stocks last, but no later than 12/11/2013.
The selling price is 60,16€ per item (plus VAT)..
The maximum mintage is 10.000 pieces, (5.000 per theme).

Minter1970 hat geschrieben:Über den Ausgabepreis ist noch nichts bekannt oder???
Tippe mal auf 55 Euro......