Tetradrachm

Features

Issuer	Tenedos (Troad)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	100 BC - 70 BC
Value	Tetradrachm (4)
Currency	Attic drachm
Composition	Silver
Weight	16.27 g
Diameter	31 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 182198
References	Callataÿ Tenedos# 80-94 François de Callataÿ; 1998. “Les monnaies hellénistiques en argent de Tenedos” = “Hellenistic silver coins from Tenedos”, Studies in Greek numismatics in memory of Martin Jessop Price, pages 99-114. , Gulbenkian# 974 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (publisher). A Catalogue of the Calouste Gulbenkian Collection of Greek Coins. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal (2 volumes). , BMC Greek# 29 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , HGC 6# 390 Oliver D. Hoover; 2010. Handbook of Coins of the Islands / Volume 6: Adriatic, Ionian, Thracian, Aegean, and Carpathian Seas (excluding Crete and Cyprus) : Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States / London, United Kingdom. , de Luynes# 2519 Jean Babelon, Louis Ciani (ed.), Jules Florange (ed.). Catalogue de la collection de Luynes - monnaies grecques. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France (4 volumes). , Hirsch# 1471 Paul Naster; 1959. La collection Lucien de Hirsch. Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium (2 volumes). , SNG Ashmolean# 1244 Oxford University Press (publisher). Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume V - Ashmolean Museum. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (7 volumes). , CN type# 19380 Corpus Nummorum Online (https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/) , Pozzi# 2289 Naville & Cie (publisher); 1920. Monnaies grecques antiques: Provenant de la collection de feu le prof. S. Pozzi = Ancient Greek coins. Naville & Cie, Luzern, Switzerland.

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Obverse

Janiform head composed of a laureate and bearded head of Zeus to left and a diademed head of Hera to right

Reverse

Double axe. Below left, monogram of ΠΑ and bunch of grapes. Below right, caps of the Dioscouri. All within laurel wreath

Script: Greek

Lettering:
ΤΕΝΕΔΙΩΝ
ΠΑ

Mint

Tenedos, Troas, modern-day Island of Bozcaada, Turkey

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (100 BC - 70 BC)								$ 22 000

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Examples of the type

BMC Greek (Troas, Aeolis, Lesbos) p. 94, 29; Callataÿ Tenedos 86

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de Luynes 2519; Callataÿ Tenedos 94

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Callataÿ Tenedos 88

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SNG Ashmolean 1244; Callataÿ Tenedos 81

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Cast "AR Stephanophoric Tetradrachm" derived from a British Museum electrotype; Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 542, lot 801

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Roma Numismatics Auction XXVIII Lot 303	5 Jul 2023	XF	USD 21 424.80 (GBP 16 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Roma Numismatics Limited
	The New York Sale Auction 27 Lot 485	4 Jan 2012	XF	USD 25 000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© The New York Sale
	Nomos AG Auction 3 Lot 113	10 May 2011	XF	USD 32 770.44 (CHF 26 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Nomos AG
	Gorny & Mosch Auction 185 Lot 142	8 Mar 2010	XF	USD 10 945.47 (EUR 9500.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Gorny & Mosch GmbH Giessener Münzhandlung
	Numismatik Lanz Auction 147 Lot 97	2 Nov 2009	XF	USD 7834.65 (EUR 6800.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatik Lanz Auctions
	Münzen & Medaillen GmbH Auction 30 Lot 1006	28 May 2009	XF	USD 12 385.66 (EUR 10 750.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Münzen & Medaillen GmbH
	Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 48 Lot 95	21 Oct 2008	XF	USD 35 291.24 (CHF 28 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Tkalec-Rauch 16-17 November 1987, 103 = Callataÿ Tenedos 90
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
	CNG Triton X Lot 278	9 Jan 2007	XF	USD 11 000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Lanz 34 (25 November 1985), lot 254; John W. Garrett Collection (Part II, Numismatic Fine Arts & Leu, 16 October 1984), lot 259; purchased from W. Raymond, 1 October 1923 = Callataÿ Tenedos 91
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Künker Auction 94 Lot 1035	27 Sep 2004	XF	USD 5991.20 (EUR 5200.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
	CNG Mail Bid Sale 69 Lot 367	8 Jun 2005	VF	USD 3400.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.