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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Macedonia with head of Herakles, struck under Philip III Arrhidaeos
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
about 323–300 B.C.
Mint: Macedonia (Kingdom), Marathos (Phoenicia)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 26.5 mm. Weight: 17.11 gm. Die Axis: 10
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.500
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Herakles wearing lion-skin right.
Reverse: Zeus seated on throne left, holds scepter in left hand, eagle on right hand.
Monograms in field at left, center, and below throne.
Inscription in Greek at right downwards and in exergue.
Reverse: Zeus seated on throne left, holds scepter in left hand, eagle on right hand.
Monograms in field at left, center, and below throne.
Inscription in Greek at right downwards and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1964: with Berdj H. Kazandjian, 58 Langdon Avenue, Watertown, Mass.; purchased by MFA from Berdj H. Kazandjian, April 8, 1964
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