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Tetrobol of Kingdom of Macedonia with Macedonian shield, struck under Philip V and Perseus (semi-autonomous)
Greek
Hellenistic Period
185–168 B.C.
Mint: Macedonia (Kingdom), Amphipolis
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 16 mm. Weight: 2.47 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.744
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0725.
DescriptionObverse: Macedonian shield; in center a club.
Inscription in Greek above and below.
Reverse: Helmet with cheek pieces.
Around it three monograms and a trident.
Inscription in Greek above and below.
Reverse: Helmet with cheek pieces.
Around it three monograms and a trident.
ProvenanceCanon William Greenwell (b. 1820 - d. 1918), Durham, England; July, 1902, acquired from the Greenwell collection by Edward Perry Warren; 1904, sold by Edward Perry Warren to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 1, 1904)
NOTE: Not listed as Greenwell by K. Regling, Die Griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren (1906), p. 110, no. 674.
NOTE: Not listed as Greenwell by K. Regling, Die Griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren (1906), p. 110, no. 674.