Philip III

In style of Alexander the Great

323 317 BCE

  • Tetradrachm

  • Macedon

  • Obverse: Head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied before neck

    Reverse: ΦIΛIΠΠOY-BAΣIΛEΩΣ, Zeus enthroned left, right leg drawn back, feet on stool, eagle in outstretched right hand, grounded scepter in left; M in left field, ΛY above strut.

  • Xmm, Xg

  • Price P181, Price 480

  • Purchased for both the amusing test cut and the excellent price.

    Struck under Archon, Dokimos, or Seleukos I

  • c.Ok.86.9823

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