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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Macedonia with Nike on prow, struck under Demetrios Poliorketes
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
about 300–295 B.C.
Mint: Salamis (Cyprus)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 28 mm. Weight: 17.12 gm.
Credit Line
Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number30.413
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0705.
DescriptionObverse: Winged Nike alighting left on prow of ship, blowing trumpet and holding in left hand a naval standard.
All within dotted circle.
Reverse: Poseidon, nude, with chlamys wrapped around outstretched left arm, striding left, wielding trident in raised right hand.
Monograms between legs and at left. Inscriptions in Greek at right and below.
Circle of dots. All in round incuse.
All within dotted circle.
Reverse: Poseidon, nude, with chlamys wrapped around outstretched left arm, striding left, wielding trident in raised right hand.
Monograms between legs and at left. Inscriptions in Greek at right and below.
Circle of dots. All in round incuse.
ProvenanceBy 1930: with Jacob Hirsch, 30 West 54th Street, New York; purchased by MFA from Jacob Hirsch, April 17, 1930, for $ 800.00