tetradrachm

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English

Tetradrachm struck at the Temnos mint circa 188–170 BC, showing Alexander the Great in the guise of Heracles and Zeus seated

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek τετράδραχμον (tetrádrakhmon). See tetra- (“four”).

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Noun

tetradrachm (plural tetradrachms)

  1. (historical, numismatics) A silver coin in Ancient Greece, equivalent to four drachms.

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