BSH3: Silver tetradrachm of Akanthos (Chalcidice), fragment, c. 470 BC.

Commentary
BSH3: Silver tetradrachm of Akanthos (Chalcidice), fragment, c. 470 BC.

Kraay and Moorey 1981, no.3 (SNG Ashmolean III 2201).

Obv. Bull kneeling l. attacked by lion r., biting into bull’s hindquarters.

Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. No legend.

Roughly chiselled across two angles, bending the flan; around two-thirds of the original missing. 5.99g (originally c. 17.20g, Attic weight-standard).