Tenedos Ancient Greek AR Tetradrachm

Description

Ancient silver tetradrachm from Tenedos (Island Off Toroas), depicting Zeus and Hera and bearing the inscription ” TΕΝΕΔΙΩΝ ” (Tenediotes) on the other side. 2nd century B.C.

B.M.C. 29

Obverse: Janiform heads of Zeus and Hera.

Reverse: Labrys; monogram and grape bunch to left, caps of the Dioskouroi to right;rAY monogram in lower field to left, all within laurel wreath.

Diameter: 32 mm

Silver-plated, made in the USA from impressions of the ordinal coin.
Packaged in a coin collecting flip with the description of coin printed on flip insert