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Many coins were found all over the island which had various figures
and themes on them from which we can deduct useful information regarding the history
of Lemnos. There were two mints, one in Ifestia and the other in Mirina, the two
largest cities of the island. On the coins found in Ifestia there are the gods
they worshiped Ifestos, Kaveri and the Great Goddess Lemnos. Lit torches that
obviously refer to the torch-races held in honour of Ifestos as well as metal
tools that relate to the god. On other coins we see the ram (stockbreeding), the
grape (wine production), the symbol of prosperity or the head of Dionysos (Dionysian
worship). Imprinted on other coins is the radiated head of Apollo as the god of
the sun or of Athena. Finally there are coins with the god Hermes or Kaveri on
them.
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