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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     80000164      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Greek Region:     MACEDONIA City:     Terone Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Tetrobol Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC Circa 400-348 Weight:     2.32 g Die Axis:     9 h Obverse Description:     Satyr crouching left, looking into wine jar he holds with both hands Reverse Legend:     T-E Reverse Description:     Goat standing right; T-E around; all within shallow incuse square Primary Reference:     Hardwick group VI, pl. 29, 17 Reference2:     AMNG III/2, 9 Reference3:     TraitÉ II 1044 Reference4:     SNG ANS -; SNG Cop 342; BMC 9; de Luynes 1548 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=132387 Grade:     Good VF, lightly toned, porous Notes:     Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 164 Very rare, one of the most remarkable Macedonian coin types. Hardwick’s study of the coinage of Terone places this type among the city’s last group of silver issues, which he dates to circa 400-348 BC. None of these coins have been discovered among hoards, so this dating is primarily based on a typological analysis. The early coinage of Terone featured a quadripartite incuse square on the reverse which was replaced with a figural reverse type in the late 5th century BC. In the early 4th century BC, Terone became a member of the Chalkidian League, and Hardwick notes an issue of bronze coinage at Terone that is probably related to the late Terone silver, but also to certain issues of the Chalkidian League that date to the early 4th century BC. This relationship, along with the absence of these silver coins from 5th century hoards, forms the basis for the dating of this coinage, which must have terminated upon the city’s capture by Philip II in 348 BC. While there are a number of these coins in public collections, the fact that all are known from single finds, rather than hoards, accounts for their extreme rarity in the marketplace today.

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