2004 AD., Greece, 2 Euro, XXVIIIth Olympic Games 2004 in Athens commemorative, Athens mint, KM 209.

Greece, XXVIIIth Olympic Games 2004 in Athens commemorative, engravers: K. Kazakos (obverse) and Luc Luycx (reverse), Greek national mint in Chalandri near Athens, 2004 AD.,
2 Euro (25,8 mm / 8,40 g), bimetallic, brass plated nickel center in a copper-nickel ring, 8,50 g. theor. mint weight, mintage 35.000.000 , medal alignment ↑↑ (0°),
Obv.: ATHENS 2004 / 2 / EYPΩ / IT - KK / 20 - 04 , a Discus thrower, the "Discobolus" in his attempt to throw the discus depicted in the centre (a classical Greek sculpture by Myron, this one like the Townley Discobolus at the British Museum), engraver´s initials at his base, the logo of the Olympic games (ATHENS 2004) and the five Olympic Rings to left, denomination Greek (2 ΕΥΡΩ) to right, the mint mark ("Anthemion" a tiny symbol of the Bank of Greece) above, all surrounded by twelve stars and date on the copper-nickel ring, the lowermost dividing date.
Rev.: 2 EURO / LL , map of Europe (1st map type), to right 6 lines and twelve stars of Europe on the edge; engraver´s initials LL to r. below O.
Edge: ★ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ , incuse star and letters on a reeded edge (embossed letters, embedded in mills).
KM 209 .
(from circulation)

All designs of Greek euro coins feature the 12 stars of the EU, the year of imprint and (later coins) a tiny symbol of the Bank of Greece. Uniquely, the value of the coins is expressed on the national side in the Greek alphabet, as well as being on the common side in the Roman alphabet.

Year / Mint Mark / Mintage / Details
2004 34,500,000 (44.500.000 ?)
2004 500,000 (prooflike)

The Diskobolus of Myron ("discus thrower" Greek Δισκοβόλος, "Diskobólos") is a Greek sculpture that was completed towards the end of the Severe period, circa 460-450 BC. The original Greek bronze is lost but the work is known through numerous Roman copies, both full-scale ones in marble, which was cheaper than bronze, such as the first to be recovered, the Palombara Discopolus, or smaller scaled versions in bronze.
A discus thrower is depicted about to release his throw: "by sheer intelligence", Kenneth Clark observed in The Nude, "Myron has created the enduring pattern of athletic energy. He has taken a moment of action so transitory that students of athletics still debate if it is feasible, and he has given it the completeness of a cameo." The moment thus captured in the statue is an example of rhythmos, harmony and balance. Myron is often credited with being the first sculptor to master this style. Naturally, as always in Greek athletics, the Discobolus is completely nude. His pose is said to be unnatural to a human, and today considered a rather inefficient way to throw the discus. Also there is very little emotion shown in the discus thrower's face, and "to a modern eye, it may seem that Myron's desire for perfection has made him suppress too rigorously the sense of strain in the individual muscles," Clark observes. The other trademark of Myron embodied in this sculpture is how well the body is proportioned, the symmetria.
The potential energy expressed in this sculpture's tightly-wound pose, expressing the moment of stasis just before the release, is an example of the advancement of Classical sculpture from Archaic. The torso shows no muscular strain, however, even though the limbs are outflung.