Athens Numismatic Museum

The Numismatic Museum of Athens: The Numismatic Museum of Athens, originally founded in 1829, is one of the rarest of its kind in the world, with a collection of more than 60,000 rare coins, dating from the period of Greek antiquity, the Roman and Byzantine era, the Middle Ages of Western Europe and up to Modern times. The Numismatic Museum is housed in a 19th century neo-classic building called "Iliou Melathron" (which means the Palace of Ilion), designed by the famous German architect Ernst Ziller.
This building used to be the home of the renowned archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann, who discovered the ancient city of Troy and proved the poems of Homer to have been true.The permanent display of the museum is housed in the first floor of the building while the second floor hosts additional displays.