Tetradrachm of Philip III of Macedon
Date323-327 BCE
PeriodHellenistic Greece
MediumSilver
Dimensions23 mm, 17.14 g
Credit LineGift of Drs John and Bessie Sawhill
Object number2024.2.77
On View
Not on viewDescriptionObv: Head of beardless Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress
Rev: Zeus seated on throne left; eagle on outstretched hand; sceptre in left hand; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ behind and around; Wheel in left field with monogram that consists of Π, Υ, and Ο; below throne a monogram of Π, Μ, Υ, and Β;
Price P189
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