Tetradrachm Portraying Demetrios I of Macedonia
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
289-288 BCE
This ancient Greek silver tetradrachm portrays Demetrios I of Macedonia and was minted in Amphipolis, Macedonia, between 289 and 288 BCE. The coin has a diameter of 2.9 cm (1 3/16 in.) and features metallic relief work on both sides.
The obverse shows a right-facing portrait of the diademed king, featuring a small bull's horn and wavy hair encircled by a beaded border. The reverse displays the deity Poseidon facing toward the left, standing with one foot resting upon a rock. He holds a trident, and the figure is flanked by the Greek inscription "ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ", which translates to "King Demetrius".
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Silver
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 2.9 cm (1 3/16 in.)
Technical characteristics
- Inscriptions
- Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ "King Demetrius"
- Maker recorded
- Greek; minted in Amphipolis, Macedonia
- Place recorded
- Macedonia
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Art Institute of Chicago collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Demetrios I of Macedonia
- Museum object number
- 1922.4909
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