Ancient Greece, Ionia, Kolophon, AR Tetartemorion
Ancient Greece, Ionia, Kolophon, AR Tetartemorion
Period: 500-480 BC
AR fraction
Obverse: Archaic head of Apollo with long hair, facing
Reverse: TE monogram, mark of value
Weight: 0,21 grams
Ref: Milne 8
Article code: 14-0515
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Period
- Ancient
Category
- Coins
Material
- Silver
Coin type
- Tetartemorion
Country
- Ancient Greece
The TE mark stands for Tetartemorion which makes these amongst the oldest coins in history which bear their value on the reverse. Tetartemorions were issued in Athens and a number of other Greek city-states, each with its own designs. The value of the Tetartemorion is 1/4 (one quarter) obol.