Drachm, Greece (ancient)

Drachm, Greece (ancient), 460 BC - 440 BC obverse imageDrachm, Greece (ancient), 460 BC - 440 BC reverse image
Drachm coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    Greece (ancient) flagGreece (ancient)
  • Years of Minting:
    460 BC - 440 BC
  • Period:
    n/a
  • Coin Type:
    Standard circulation coin
  • Shape:
    Round (irregular)
  • Technique:
    Hammered, Incuse
  • Mint:
    Pherae, Thessaly, modern-day Velestino, Greece
Drachm Reference Price

Reference Price

$4.99-$200.00

The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

Drachm Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:

Bridled horse trotting to left, with trailing rein, to the right, lions head fountain spout with water pouring from its jaws and all within incuse square

Engraver:

n/a

Designer:

n/a

Obverse

Description:

The hero Thessalos, nude but for petasos hanging down his back from string around his neck, walking right, holding a band in both his hands around the head of of a bull rushing to right

Engraver:

n/a

Designer:

n/a

Edge

Description:

n/a

Drachm Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:

Reverse:

Φ Ε R Α

Drachm Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Silver

Size

Drachm sizes
  • Weight:6.08 g
  • Diameter:n/a
  • Thickness:n/a
  • Edge:n/a

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