A tetartemorion is an ancient Greek denomination worth 1/4 obols, and weighing 0.18 grammes.
The name comes from 'tetarton', meaning a fourth, and 'morion' meaning part - a "quarter-part".
The name comes from 'tetarton', meaning a fourth, and 'morion' meaning part - a "quarter-part".
An
AR
Tetartemorion
struck 420-390 BC
in
Mylasa?
Obverse: forepart of lion right
Reverse: pigeon left, pellet above and below
Diameter:
6 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.25 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.25 g
No notes for this coin
SNG Kayhan 947
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Himera
An
AR
Tetartemorion
struck Before 484 BC
in
Himera
Obverse: Cock striding left
Reverse: Incuse square with mill-sail pattern
Diameter:
-
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.21 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.21 g
No notes for this coin
Kraay-307 (illustrated by a broken example in Palermo), cf. SNG ANS-145
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Kolophon
An
AR
Tetartemorion
struck 520-500 BC
in
Kolophon
Obverse: head of Apollo right
Reverse: incuse square
Diameter:
5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.17 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.17 g
No notes for this coin
SNG von Aulock 1810 var(head right); SNG Kayhan 352
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Kyme
An
AR
Hemiobol
|
Tetartemorion
struck 480-450 BC
in
Kyme
Obverse: head of eagle left; KY
Reverse: quadripartite incuse square
Diameter:
5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.3 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.3 g
No notes for this coin
SNG Cop 31; Klein 333. (hemiobol)
An
AR
Tetartemorion
struck 521-478 BC
in
Phokaia
|
Teos
Obverse: head of griffin left
Reverse: incuse square
Diameter:
6 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.28 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.28 g
No notes for this coin
Cf. Hirsch 221, lot 331, BMC 88-89
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Teos
An
AR
Tetartemorion
struck 475-450 BC
in
Teos
Obverse: seated griffin right, rising leg
Reverse: quadrate incuse square
Diameter:
8.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.29 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.29 g
No notes for this coin
SNG Kayhan 601