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Tetrobol of Kingdom of Macedonia with head of Artemis, struck under Philip II
Greek
Late Classical Period
359–336 B.C.
Mint: Macedonia (Kingdom), Amphipolis
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 15 mm. Weight: 2.45 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.721
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0657.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Artemis slightly to left of full front; earrings and necklace.
Reverse: Nude boy on a horse which prances to right; in his right hand a palm branch.
Below in right field, forepart of a winged horse to right.
Above and at right, inscription in Greek.
Beaded border.
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Reverse: Nude boy on a horse which prances to right; in his right hand a palm branch.
Below in right field, forepart of a winged horse to right.
Above and at right, inscription in Greek.
Beaded border.
.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren (Regling, Die Griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren, no. 640); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren