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The tetradrachm (Greek: τετράδραχμον, translit. tetrádrachmon) was a large silver coin that originated in Ancient Greece. It was nominally equivalent to four drachmae. Over time the tetradrachm effectively became the standard coin of the Antiquity, spreading well beyond the borders
The tetradrachm ("four drachmae") coin was perhaps the most widely used coin in the Greek world prior to the time of Alexander the Great (along with the Corinthian stater). Athenian coinage was especially attractive due to the purity of the silver used to create each coin.
Tyrian shekels, tetradrachms, or tetradrachmas were coins of Tyre, which in the Roman Empire took on an unusual role as the medium of payment for the Temple tax in Jerusalem, and subsequently gained notoriety as a likely mode of payment for Judas Iscariot.
Athenian tetradrachm. Inventory number. Acropolis hoard 1886, no. 35. Category. Coin. Period. Archaic Period. Date. 483-480 BC. Dimensions. Diameter: 0.0206 m. Weight: 14.94 g. Material. Silver. Location. First Floor Case 38, No 15. Description. Bibliography. Athenian tetradrachm that belongs to the so-called “ Acropolis hoard 1886 ”.
Tetradrachm. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. English: The tetradrachm (4 drachms) was a silver coin issued by various Greek mints from 600BE to 200AD when the area was under Roman rule. This also extended to Greek influenced areas of Iran and India until the 6th century.
Tetradrachm. Home. Collection. Highlights. Detail. A silver Tetradrachm. This silver tetradrachm – four-drachma piece – from the Greek colony of Naxos on Sicily is one of the masterpieces of ancient coinage. Greek settlers, some of whom hailed from the Aegean island of Naxos, first arrived in Sicily in 735 BCE.
Overview. Title: Tetradrachm. Period: Classical. Date: ca. 460 BCE. Culture: Greek. Medium: Silver. Dimensions: Diameter: 1 1/8 × 3/16 in., 0.6oz. (2.8 × 0.4 cm, 17.23g) Classification: Coins. Credit Line: Gift of C. Ruxton Love Jr., 1967. Accession Number: 67.265.27. Greek and Roman Art at The Met.
