Abstract
The increasing number of coins issued at the end of the 6th century resulted in the creation of a monetary market in which Athens played a leading role, through the importance of the coins representing owls, which were instrumental in the maritime and imperialistic policy of the city, and which stifled the allies' workshops. In the middle of the 5th century, the Athenian currency became the hellinistic currency par excellence. Conversely, the problems that Athens had to face in the 4th century explain the dynamism of local workshop that devised various processes, among which the use of bronze to help solve financial problems. The rise of Macedonia and Alexander's conquests produced a monetary policy that is characterized by a liberal attitude towards the coins used in the cities and a desire to gain more and more power through the adoption of the attic currency.
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