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Tetrobol of Kingdom of Macedonia with horse and rider, struck under Alexander I
Greek
Early Classical Period
480–454 B.C.
Mint: Macedonia (Kingdom), Aigai
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 15 mm. Weight: 2.19 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.161
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0624.
DescriptionObverse: Horseman riding to right, wearing petasos and chlamys, and carrying two spears.
Border of dots.
Reverse: In incuse square, head and right forepaw of a lion to right, with open mouth and protruding tongue.
Border of dots.
Reverse: In incuse square, head and right forepaw of a lion to right, with open mouth and protruding tongue.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1900: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren