m
as xSirad mexuTe stiqiasac uwodebdnen da miiCnev Tu dukatebi saocari sicxadiT hyvebian ukve legen
dnen, rom kacobriobisaTvis iseTive sasicocxlo dadqceul istoriul ambebs qveynebze, mefeebze, omeb
mniSvneloba hqonda, rogorc haers, wyals, miwas sa da mSvidobaze. moneta istorias itevs da saocari
da cecxls. monetebi saukeTeso mematianeebi arian me sizustiT asaxavs qveynis politikur, ekonomikur Tu
matian eTa Soris. uZvelesi drois draqmebi, staterebi kulturul cxovrebas.
QUINTESSENCE
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ccasionally referred to as the quintessence, they every detail of a given countrys political, economic or social
were considered just as important to mankind as air, life. The Simon Janashia Museum, under the umbrella of the
water, fire and earth. Coins are the crme de la crme Georgian National Museum, exhibits an invaluable numismatic
of chroniclers. Ancient drachmas, staters or ducats bring to collection of about 3,500 coins, reflecting the centuries-old
life stories of fabled historical countries and kings in times of history of currency circulation in Georgia from the 6th century
war and peace. Coins are as big as history in that they mirror BC to 1834.
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draqma.
erismTavari gurgeni.
589-591 ww. vercxli
DRACHMA.
ERISMTAVARI GURGEN.
589-591. SILVER
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this myth is debunked by the fact that most stater coins (367 of the 378) from
the time of Alexander the Great (dated 4th century BC) have been discovered
in Svaneti, which proves that an important route passing through Svaneti in
ancient times connected Colchis to the rest of world.
Compared to other artifacts, a coin is more precise in reflecting the history of the
country of its origin. Accordingly, it is an ultimate bullet-proof legal document
immune to subjective reasoning. Coin inscriptions or images are of national
importance in that they depict a reliable picture of a countrys political state,
as evidenced, for example, by the coin of Aristarchus, dated 52-51 BC. Some
written sources suggest that he was the king of Colchis. The discovery of this
coin, however, proves that he was only a regent. The Greek inscription on this
coin (Aristarchus the Governor of Colchis) is also important because it mentions
the term Colchis for the first time, says Maya Pataridze.
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ori abazi.
qarTuli TeTri
1833 w. Tbilisi.
vercxli
The numismatic collection of the National Museum of
TWO ABASSI.
Georgia boasts some 100,000 coins. The characteristics of
GEORGIAN TETRI 1833.
TBILISI. SILVER Georgian numismatic artefacts are defined by Georgias
location on the crossroads between the East and West.
Importantly, most of the showcased coins were found in
Georgia, which makes this exhibition unique in its own right.
Ayn Rand once said, Money will not buy happiness for the
man who has no concept of what he wants; money will not
ain randi ambobda: fuli ver moutans bednierebas mas, give him a code of values, if hes evaded the knowledge
vinc ar icis, ra unda. igi ver SegiqmniT RirebulebaTa of what to value. The history of Georgian numismatics,
kodeqss, Tu Tqven ar iciT, ra aris Rirebuli Tqven spanning 27 centuries, clearly shows that the Georgian
Tvis. ocdaSvidsaukunovani istoria mowmobs, rom sa always knew the value of money.
qarTveloSi fulis fasi yovelTvis icodnen.
SHURTKHIA BEROSHVILI
SurTxia beroSvili
THE EXHIBITS IN THE PICTURES ARE PRESERVED AT THE GEORGIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM LEPL,
WHICH HOLDS THE COPYRIGHT ON THE PHOTOS USED IN THIS ARTICLE
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