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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Macedonia with head of Herakles, struck under Philip III Arrhidaeos

Greek
Hellenistic Period
323–316 B.C.
Mint: Macedonia (Kingdom), Arados

Medium/Technique Silver
Dimensions Diameter: 27.5 mm. Weight: 17.24 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number66.950
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Head of Herakles in lionskin right.
Reverse: Zeus seated on throne left, eagle on right hand, scepter in left.
At left: monogram. Below throne, in exergue, and at right: inscriptions in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1966: with Bank Leu & Co. AG, Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Bank Leu & Co. AG, December 14, 1966