Tetradrachm - Demetrios I Poliorketes Amphipolis

€185,099.00
IssuerKingdom of Macedonia
Year290 BC - 289 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueTetradrachm (4)
CurrencyDrachm
CompositionSilver
Weight16.89 g
Dimensions31 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Newell#116, SNG Alpha Bank#950-951, SNG Ashmolean#3253, SNG Berry#337
Obverse descriptionDiademed head of Demetrios to right, wearing bull’s horn above his forehead
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionPoseidon, nude, standing to left, his right foot on a rock, holding a trident with his left hand and resting his right on his right thigh. In inner fields to left and right, monogram
Reverse scriptGreek
Reverse letteringΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ
Edge
Mint
MintageND (290 BC - 289 BC)  - -
Catalog ID9867281210
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