Tetradrachm - Metrodotos

Features

Issuer	Maroneia (Thrace)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	430 BC - 400 BC
Value	Tetradrachm (4)
Currency	Chian-Rhodian drachm
Composition	Silver
Weight	14.62 g
Diameter	23 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered, Incuse
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 421778
References	Schönert-Geiss# 126-128 Edith Schönert-Geiss; 1987. Die Münzprägung von Maroneia / Volume 26 = The Coinage of Maroneia. Berlin, Germany. , West# 33-35 Allen Brown West; 1929. Fifth and Fourth Century Gold Coins from the Thracian Coast / Volume 40. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. , Weber# 2329 Hermann David Weber, Leonard Forrer. Descriptive catalogue of the collection of Greek coins formed by Sir Hermann Weber M.D. 1823-1918. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes). , Gillet# 826 . Charles Gillet Collection. , McClean# 3955 Sidney W. Grose. Fitzwilliam Museum. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom (3 volumes). , CN type# 791 Corpus Nummorum Online (https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/) , SILVER# 8109 SILVER ERC (https://silver.knowledge.wiki/SILVER) , Bement# 818 William S. Kundig (ed.); 1924. Collection Clarence S. Bement / Monnaies grecques antiques en or et en argent. Naville & Cie, Geneva, Switzerland (2 volumes). , Jameson# 2017 Robert Jameson. Collection R. Jameson. Feuardent, Paris, France (4 volumes). , Hirsch# 890 Paul Naster; 1959. La collection Lucien de Hirsch. Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium (2 volumes).

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Obverse

Bridled horse springing to left, with trailing rein; above, wreathed head of Apollo facing slightly to right.

Script: Greek

Lettering: MAPΩN

Reverse

Magistrate name around linear square containing grape vine with four bunches of grapes, all within incuse square.

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΜΗΤΡΟΔΟΤΟΣ

Mint

Maroneia, Thrace, modern-day Maroneia, Greece

Comments

De Sartiges 177; Babelon, Traité, II/4, 1453, pl. 340, 7; Berlin 31.

Reduced thraco-macedonian standard (Schönert-Geiss, 1987) or Reduced chian standard (Psōma, 2008).

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (430 BC - 400 BC)							$ 4900	$ 30 000

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Maison Palombo Auction 21 Lot 24	28 Jan 2023	XF	USD 40 436.41 (CHF 32 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
From Weber, Jameson & Niggeler collections; ex Bank Leu & M&M sale of Dec 3, 1967, No. 196; Bank Leu 33 sale of May 3, 1983, No. 266; M&M 73 sale of October 17, 1988, No. 49
© Maison Palombo
	Leu Numismatik Auction 6 Lot 100	23 Oct 2020	XF	USD 18 954.57 (CHF 15 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
From J. P. Rosen, C. Gillet, de Sartiges, G. Philipsen and R. Allatini collections; ex Sotheby's, Wilkinson & Hodge, 9 May 1904, 184; Hirsch XXV, 29 Nov 1909, 177; M&M 54, 26 Oct 1978, 157; Sotheby's, 8 July 1996, 3
© Leu Numismatik
	Concordia Numismatic Auction 34 Lot 70	9 Oct 2025	VF	USD 6963.52 (EUR 6000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Concordia Numismatics e.U.
	Numismatik Naumann GmbH Auction 115 Lot 205	3 Apr 2022	VF	USD 2321.17 (EUR 2000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatik Naumann GmbH