Ancient Greek silver coin

Details

• Title

  Ancient Greek silver coin

• Associated people

  Philip II of Macedonia (359 BC - 336 BC ) (ruler)

• Associated place

  The Greek World › Macedonia › Strymonian and Bottiaean District › Amphipolis (mint)

• Date

  359 BC - 336 BC

• Material and technique

  silver, struck

• Material index

  processed material › metal › silver

• Technique index

  struck

• Denomination

  4 Drachms (Tetradrachm)

• Object type

  currency › coin

• Dimensions

  26 mm (diameter)
  14.45 g (weight)
  2 o'clock (die-axis)

• Inscription/mark

  ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ

• Design

  Head of Zeus, laureate, right (obverse)

  
  

  Rider on horseback, walking right, holding palm branch; below horse, spear head (reverse)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by E. S. G. Robinson, 1965.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 17 | European Prehistory

• Museum department

  Heberden Coin Room

• Accession no.

  HCR5130

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