Philip III Arrhidaeus - AR Tetradrachm

Obverse

Obverse

Name/Title

Philip III Arrhidaeus - AR Tetradrachm

Entry/Object ID

C2020-G94-544

Collection

Hellenistic Greece

Mintage

Mint

Amphipolis

Date made

323 BCE - 315 BCE

Time Period

Hellenistic

Place of Origin

City

Amphipolis

Manufacture Method

Struck

Coin Details

Obverse

Description

Head of Zeus laureate, right. Border of dots.

Reverse

Description

Youth on horseback, right, holding palm in right hand and reins in left hand, aphlaston below, Γ to right in field. Border of dots.

Transcription

ΦIΛIΠ-ΠOY

Translation

Philip

Issuing Authority

Philip III Arrhidaeus

Denomination

AR Tetradrachm

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Greece

Culture/Tribe

Greek

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Thickness

5.17 mm

Diameter

24.19 mm

Weight

14.31 g

Composition

Material

Silver

Research Notes

Research Type

Reference

Notes

PELLA Philip II 229