Tetradrachm, Greece (ancient)

Tetradrachm, Greece (ancient), 440 BC obverse imageTetradrachm, Greece (ancient), 440 BC reverse image
Tetradrachm coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    Greece (ancient) flagGreece (ancient)
  • Years of Minting:
    440 BC
  • Period:
    n/a
  • Coin Type:
    Standard circulation coin
  • Shape:
    Round (irregular)
  • Technique:
    Hammered
  • Mint:
    Himera, Sicily, Italy
Tetradrachm Reference Price

Reference Price

$3.25-$1290.00

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

Tetradrachm Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:


The nymph Himera, wearing long chiton and himation, standing to front and facing left, holding in her right hand a patera from which she pours a libation over a flaming altar. To right, a bearded satyr bathing in a fountain basin, his chest doused by a jet of water emanating from a spout in the shape of a lions head. In upper right field, IMEPAION.

Engraver:


n/a

Designer:


n/a

Obverse

Description:


Slow quadriga driven left by charioteer holding reins and kentron; in field above, Nike flying right to crown him.

Engraver:


n/a

Designer:


n/a

Edge

Description:


n/a

Tetradrachm Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:


Reverse:


IMEPAION

Tetradrachm Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Silver

Size

Tetradrachm sizes
  • Weight:17.68 g
  • Diameter:n/a
  • Thickness:n/a
  • Edge:n/a
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