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Teradrachm of Kingdom of Macedonia with head of Demetrios Poliorketes
Greek
Hellenistic Period
292–291 B.C.
Mint: Macedonia (Kingdom), Amphipolis
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 28.5 mm. Weight: 16.97 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.578
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 052.
DescriptionObverse: Diademed head of Demetrios Poliorketes to right, with horn.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Poseidon seated on rock, to left, himation over lower body; he holds trident in the left hand, aplustre in the right.
In field left and right, monograms. Inscriptions in Greek at left and right.
Border of dots.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Poseidon seated on rock, to left, himation over lower body; he holds trident in the left hand, aplustre in the right.
In field left and right, monograms. Inscriptions in Greek at left and right.
Border of dots.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Euripides Sepheriades, Geneva, Switzerland; June 6, 1962: purchased by MFA from Euripides Sepheriades for $ 250.00