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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Macedonia with head of Zeus, struck under Philip II
Greek
Late Classical Period
359–336 B.C.
Mint: Macedonia (Kingdom), Pella
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 14.17 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.719
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0652.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Zeus laureate to right.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Nude boy on a horse which walks to right on line; in his right hand he holds a palm branch and in his left hand the reins.
Inscription in Greek above at left and right.
Eight-rayed star below.
Plain border.
Struck in the Kingdom of Macedonia, under Philip III (359-336 B.C.)
Beaded border.
Reverse: Nude boy on a horse which walks to right on line; in his right hand he holds a palm branch and in his left hand the reins.
Inscription in Greek above at left and right.
Eight-rayed star below.
Plain border.
Struck in the Kingdom of Macedonia, under Philip III (359-336 B.C.)
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by E. P. Warren; September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren
Regling does not list this as Greenwell.
Regling does not list this as Greenwell.