Ancient Greek coin – HCR126862

Obverse

Design:

Head of Heracles, beardless, wearing lion skin, right

Reverse

Inscription:

ΦΙΛΙΠΠΩΝ

Design:

Tripod; bunch of grapes (right)

Information

Period

Greek

Dynasty

Argead

Reign

Philip II

Person

Philip II of Macedon (ruler/authority)

Mint

Philippi

Denomination

Didrachm

Material

gold

Technique

struck

Dating

360 BC – 356 BC (According to IRIS)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

8.54

Axis

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

5/1965

Source

Dr E. S. G. Robinson; Münzhandlung und medaillen basel, 254

Acquisition credit

Presented by Dr E. S. G. Robinson, 1965.

Acquisition note

Purchased by Dr E. S. G. Robinson for 3500 Swiss Francs; 2360

Weight standard

Attic

Reference

SNG Ashmolean III : 2360

Reference

IRIS : https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/philippi.le_rider.1968.28

Contributors to this coin record

autouploader, gthompson