Price 2487, Drachma, Silver, 300–280 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 4.1 g.
| mint | — | weight | 4.11g (2) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | Drachma | axis | 12↕ (2) |
| 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 2813
Monogram 2813
specimens (4)
British Museum
4.02g
12↕
British Museum (PELLA)
British Museum
4.19g
12↕
British Museum (PELLA)
Cite this coin
Price 2487 (price.2487), 300–280 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/price-2487/ (accessed: 2026-08-10). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA