The monetary system of Ancient Greece was characterized by many different standards of coins, which were made from different materials and differed in the content of precious metals. According to some sources, there were about 2,000 coin minting centers in Ancient Greece.
Only at the beginning of the 6th century BC. e. As a result of Solon's legislation, the so-called Attic coin foot was approved, which eventually became the main norm for coinage in the Eastern Mediterranean.