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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Macedonia with Macedonian shield, struck under Philip V
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 188–179 B.C.
Mint: Macedonia (Kingdom), Amphipolis or Pella
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 34 mm. Weight: 16.90 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number95.119
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0717.
DescriptionObverse: Macedonian shield in the center of which is a head of Philip V as Perseus to left, wearing a winged cap or helmet, surmounted by a griffin's head; at his shoulder his "harpa" or sword.
Around: seven eight-pointed stars within double crescents.
Reverse: Club, inscription in Greek, and three monograms within oak wreath.
Outside wreath, harpa.
Struck under Philip V (220–179 B.C.).
Around: seven eight-pointed stars within double crescents.
Reverse: Club, inscription in Greek, and three monograms within oak wreath.
Outside wreath, harpa.
Struck under Philip V (220–179 B.C.).
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Robert Carfrae Collection, Edinburgh; by 1894: with Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, Wellington Street, Strand, London (auction of the Robert Carfrae Collection, May 23-25, 1894, lot 118); by 1895: with Edward Perry Warren; 1895: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 29,857.37 (this figure is the total price for MFA 95.9-95.174)