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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1997.260.95
People
Philip III of Macedonia, Greek (r. 323 BCE-316 BCE)
Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon)
Title
Coin of Philip III of Macedonia, Miletos
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
323 BCE-319 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Miletos (Ionia)
Period
Hellenistic period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/212664

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
1.31 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: BASILEWS PHILIPPOU KH

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gift of Richard Wells

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Price P64A

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Estate of H. Bartlett Wells
Accession Year
1997
Object Number
1997.260.95
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of Apollo wearing taenia r.
Reverse: BASILEWS PHILIPPOU; horseman r.; above, double-axe; below, monogram [KH fused].

Verification Level

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