Definition of Tetradrachms. Meaning of Tetradrachms. Synonyms of Tetradrachms

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Definition of Tetradrachms

Tetradrachm
Tetradrachm Tet"ra*drachm, Tetradrachma Tet`ra*drach"ma, n. [NL. tetradrachma, fr. Gr. tetra`drachmon; te`tra- (see Tetra-) + drachmh` drachm, drachma.] A silver coin among the ancient Greeks, of the value of four drachms. Note: The Attic tetradrachm was equal to 3s. 3d. sterling, or about 76 cents.

Meaning of Tetradrachms from wikipedia

- didrachms to tetradrachms occurred during c. 525–510 BC; the abandonment of the "heraldic"-type didrachms and the Archaic tetradrachms (early "owls")...
- not current shekels, but tetradrachms of the Attic standard of the Gr**** cities of Syria and Phoencia. These tetradrachms were common at the time of...
- Tyrian shekels, tetradrachms, or tetradrachmas were coins of Tyre. They also bore the Gr**** inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ (Týrou hierâs kai asýlou...
- contributed to their success as the premier trade coin of their era. Tetradrachms on this weight standard continued to be a widely used coin (often the...
- the common obverse of the Athenian tetradrachms after 510 BC and according to Philochorus, the Athenian tetradrachm was known as glaux (γλαύξ, little owl)...
- successor to a male Ptolemaic ruler. Various coins, such as a silver tetradrachm minted sometime after Cleopatra's marriage with Antony in 37 BC, depict...
- tetradrachms. Coins of the Macedonians By Martin Price Page 27 Media related to Athena Alkidemos at Wikimedia Commons Antigonos Gonatas Tetradrachm v...
- War (398-393 BC). This coinage consisted solely of Attic weight silver tetradrachms (17.26 g), known as Series I (c. 410-390 BC), containing five separate...
- the main coinage of the empire. Alexander minted gold staters, silver tetradrachms and drachims, and various fractional bronze coins. The types of these...
- Gr**** Zeus, who was the deity portra**** on the reverse of many Seleucid tetradrachms during the latest stages of the Seleucid Empire. In Hebrew, the word...