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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1916.69.11
People
Philip III of Macedonia, Greek (r. 323 BCE-316 BCE)
Title
Tetradrachm of Philip III, Babylon
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
323 BCE - 317 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Babylon (Mesopotamia)
Period
Hellenistic period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/180575

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
17.06 g
Die Axis
7
Denomination
tetradrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: BASILEWS PHILIPPOU M LU

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Price P181

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Edward P. Bliss
Accession Year
1916
Object Number
1916.69.11
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of young Heracles r. wearing lion skin.
Reverse: BASILEWS PHILIPPOU; Zeus seated l. on throne holding eagle in r. and scepter in l.; to l., M; below throne above strut, LU.

Verification Level

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