Tetradrachm, Greece (ancient)

Tetradrachm, Greece (ancient), 460 BC - 423 BC obverse imageTetradrachm, Greece (ancient), 460 BC - 423 BC reverse image
Tetradrachm coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    Greece (ancient) flagGreece (ancient)
  • Years of Minting:
    460 BC - 423 BC
  • Period:
    n/a
  • Coin Type:
    Standard circulation coin
  • Shape:
    Round (irregular)
  • Technique:
    Hammered, Incuse
  • Mint:
    Mende, Chalcidian District, modern-day Kalandra, Greece
Tetradrachm Reference Price

Reference Price

$33.61-$2149.00

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:


MEN-A-I-ON around a linear square containing a disc bearing a sixteen-rayed star and with a grape cluster flanked by leaves in each of the four corners; all within shallow incuse square

Engraver:


n/a

Designer:


n/a

Obverse

Description:


Dionysos, bearded and wearing a decorated himation, holding kantharos in his right hand and letting his left dangle, reclining left on the back of a donkey walking to right; in the exergue, grain of barley

Engraver:


n/a

Designer:


n/a

Edge

Description:


n/a

Tetradrachm Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:


Reverse:


MEN ΔA I ON

Tetradrachm Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Silver

Size

Tetradrachm sizes
  • Weight:16.28 g
  • Diameter:24.5 mm
  • Thickness:n/a
  • Edge:n/a
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