Tetradrachm

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The obverse and reverse of an Athenian tetradrachm from c. 490 BCE. (Illustration from the Nordisk familjebok.)

The tetradrachm (Greek: τετράδραχμον) was an Ancient Greek silver coin equivalent to four drachms.[1] It was in wide circulation from 510 to 38 BC.[2]

Most tetradrachms were minted around the middle of the 5th century BC, when they were used in transactions.[2] To separate their currency from that of Aegina, Athens began minting the tetradrachm to a different weight standard, the "Attic" standard of 4.3 grams. The currency's use was especially popular in Greek-influenced areas of present-day Iran and India.[3]

Picture of an Athenian tetradrachm on a Greek one euro coin.

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  1. ^ "Tetradrachm". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved on 2008-01-20. 
  2. ^ a b Androulakis, Yiannis. "History of the Greek coins". Fleur-de-Coin. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
  3. ^ "Tetradrachm (silver)". Coin Cabinet. Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.

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