Price 1659, Tetradrachm, Silver, struck at Myrina aeolis, 188–170 BC. Obverse: head of beardless heracles right wearing lion skin headdress kopf des jugendlichen herakles nach r. mit löwenfellexuvie. Reverse: zeus seated on stool-throne left, eagle on outstretched right hand, sceptre in left hand zeus nach l. thronend, in der ausgestreckten r. adler und in der l. zepter haltend zeus assis. Weight about 15.4 g.
| mint | Myrina aeolis | weight | 15.42g (1) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | Tetradrachm | axis | 12↕ (1) |
| material | Silver | technique | Struck |
| country | Macedon | dataset |
PELLA — Macedonian coinage
ODC-ODbL |
obverse
Head of beardless Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress Kopf des jugendlichen Herakles nach r. mit Löwenfellexuvie
reverse
Zeus seated on stool-throne left, eagle on outstretched right hand, sceptre in left hand Zeus nach l. thronend, in der ausgestreckten R. Adler und in der L. Zepter haltend Zeus assis
controlmarks
Monogram 2340
Monogram 2340
specimens (6)
British Museum
15.42g
12↕
British Museum (PELLA)
BnF (HRC)
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Cite this coin
Price 1659 (price.1659), 188–170 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/price-1659/ (accessed: 2026-08-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA