Ancient Greek coin – HCR24013

Obverse

Design:

Head of Heracles, beardless, right, wearing lion-skin

Reverse

Inscription:

ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ

Design:

Zeus seated, right leg drawn back, on throne, holding sceptre and eagle; monograms in left field, Ζ below throne

Information

Period

Greek

Dynasty

Argead

Reign

Philip III Arrhidaeus

Person

Philip III Arrhidaeus, 323 BC–317 BC (ruler/authority)

Mint

Aradus

Denomination

Tetradrachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

c. 323 BC–c. 316 BC (according to Price)

Note

Reverse: Legend blundered

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

16.59

Axis

Diameter (mm)

27.2

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

1934

Source

Sir Arthur Evans

Acquisition credit

Presented by Sir Arthur Evans, 1934.

mint attribution: uncertain

Weight standard

Attic

Reference

SNG Ashmolean III : 3242

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_0503_3242

Reference

Price : P151

Reference

PELLA : http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.P151

Contributors to this coin record

SGlenn