Ancient Greek coin

Details

• Title

  Ancient Greek coin

• Associated people

  Philip III Arrhidaeus (323 BC - 317 BC ) (ruler)

• Associated place

  The Greek World › Asia Minor › Ionia › Colophon (mint)

• Date

  c. 323–c. 319 BC

• Material and technique

  silver, struck

• Material index

  processed material › metal › silver

• Technique index

  struck

• Denomination

  Drachm

• Object type

  currency › coin

• Dimensions

  16 mm (diameter)
  4.06 g (weight)
  12 o'clock (die-axis)

• Inscription/mark

  ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ

• Design

  Head of Heracles, beardless, right, wearing lion-skin (obverse)

  
  

  Zeus seated, right leg drawn back, on backless throne, holding sceptre and eagle; monogram in left field (reverse)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1947.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Heberden Coin Room

• Accession no.

  HCR23959

• Standard URI

  http://hcr.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/HCR23959

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