Tetradrachm
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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 of the Greek World. As a result, tetradrachms were minted in vast quantities by various polities in many weight and fineness standards, though the Athens-derived Attic standard of about 17.2 grams was the most common.
Because of their large size, tetradrachms were often used by various states or rulers to advertise themselves or to deliver political messages. Popularity of the tetradrachm outlived the political independence of the Greeks and it remained in wide circulation in the Mediterranean up until Crisis of the Third Century, while debased varieties persisted in India and Central Asia into early Middle Ages.
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Ostkeltische Imitation einer Tetradrachme Philipps II. von Makedonien und einer Tetradrachme des Paionenkönigs Audoleon, ca. 200–50 v. Chr.
Die Münze, die in den Rand...
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Tetradrachme aus Syrakus
Avers: Dargestellt ist eine...
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Image: Winckelmann-Museum Stendal - CC BY-NC-SA -
Athenische Tetradrachme
Auf dem Avers ist die Göttin...
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Image: Sparkassenverband Baden-Württemberg - CC BY-NC-SA -
Athenische Tetradrachme
Auf dem Avers ist die Göttin...
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Image: Sparkassenverband Baden-Württemberg - CC BY-NC-SA -
Athenische Tetradrachme
Diese Tetradrachme zeigt auf...
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Image: Sparkassenverband Baden-Württemberg - CC BY-NC-SA
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