Inside the Ancient Drachma Mint: How Greece Made Its Silver Coins (Full Process) #2

Step inside an ancient Greek mint and discover how the legendary silver Drachma was crafted from raw metal to finished coin. This full-process documentary reveals the traditional techniques, materials, and craftsmanship used to produce one of the earliest and most influential currencies in human history.

This cinematic walkthrough explores every major stage of ancient coin production, including:
• Silver sourcing and refining in the ancient world
• Heating, casting, and preparing coin blanks (flans)
• Hand-engraved dies carved by skilled artisans
• Hammer-struck minting techniques used in antiquity
• Quality checks, weight standards, and circulation
• The role of coinage in trade, power, and early economics

The video also highlights how city-states such as Athens used the Drachma not just as money, but as a symbol of authority, identity, and technological skill. Long before modern factories, these mints operated as tightly controlled production centers combining metallurgy, art, and governance.

Blending ancient engineering, metallurgy, craft manufacturing, and economic history, this episode offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at how money was made thousands of years ago—by hand, by fire, and by force.

If you enjoy how things were made, ancient technology, historical manufacturing, or full-process documentaries, this video shows the complete journey from raw silver to iconic Greek coinage.

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