AKARNANIA. Palairos. 4th century BC. Tetradrachm (Bronze, 30 mm, 16.49 g, 12 h). [Π]A Bridled horse galloping right. Rev. [TETRAΔ]PAXMON Laureate head of Zeus to right; all within incuse square. BCD Akarnania -. HGC 4, 901. K. Regling: Kupfernes TETRAΔPAXMON, in: JIAN 11 (1908), pp. 243-4. SNG Alpha Bank 605. Very rare and unusually very well preserved for this interesting and difficult issue. Somewhat rough and with minor deposits, otherwise, very fine.


The attribution of this very unusual bronze tetradrachm carrying the name of the denomination on the obverse to Palairos is a matter of debate.