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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.1609
People
Philip III of Macedonia, Greek (r. 323 BCE-316 BCE)
Title
Drachm of Philip III of Macedonia, Kolophon(?)
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
323 BCE-319 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Kolophon (Ionia)
Period
Hellenistic period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/180493

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.08 g
Die Axis
11
Denomination
drachm

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Price P46

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.1609
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: Zeus enthroned l. holding eagle and scepter; to l., monogram [A inside pi].

Verification Level

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