Tetradrachm - Pytheos

Features

Issuer	Klazomenai (Ionia)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	375 BC - 360 BC
Value	Tetradrachm (4)
Currency	Attic drachm
Composition	Silver
Weight	17.01 g
Diameter	26 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 578952
References	Traité II# 1994 Ernest Babelon; 1910. Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines / Partie 2.2. Description historique: Comprenant les monnaies de l'empire des Perses Achéménides, de l'orient sémitique et de l'Asie-mineure aux Ve et IVe siècles avant J.-C.. Éditions Ernest Leroux, Paris, France. , Dengate Coinage# 123 James A. Dengate; 1967. The Coinage of Klazomenai. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. , ACGC# 929 Colin Mackennal Kraay; 1976. Archaic and Classical Greek Coins. University of California Press, Oakland, California, United States. , Gulbenkian# 737 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (publisher). A Catalogue of the Calouste Gulbenkian Collection of Greek Coins. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal (2 volumes). , Jameson# 1493 Robert Jameson. Collection R. Jameson. Feuardent, Paris, France (4 volumes).

Obverse

Laureate head of Apollo three-quarter face to left.

Script: Greek

Lettering:
ΘEOΛOTOΣ
EΠOEI

Reverse

Swan standing left, wings spread.

Script: Greek

Lettering:
ΠΥΘΕΟΣ
KΛA

Mint

Clazomenae, Ionia, modern-day Urla, Turkey

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (375 BC - 360 BC)

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