Both sides of an irregularly shaped silver-gray coin with relief decoration on each side.　
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On the coin on the left is the head of a man facing right, bearded, with long tendrils of curly hair falling around neck, wearing a laurel wreath. The other side of the coin depicts a man riding on a horse facing left, wearing a hat and cloak, right arm raised. Between the horse's front legs, a thunderbolt. Below, a wreath along with the Greek characters: H S.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1972.237
People
Philip II of Macedonia, Greek (r. 359-336 BCE)
Title
Tetradrachm of Philip II of Macedonia, Pella
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
359 - 354 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia, Pella (Macedonia)
Period
Classical period, Late
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196059

Location

Location
Level 3, Room 3440, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Ancient Middle Eastern Art in the Service of Kings
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
14.3 g
Die Axis
2
Denomination
tetradrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: HS

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Le Rider I 69b (this coin)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins
Accession Year
1972
Object Number
1972.237
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Zeus, laureate, r.
Rev.: Horseman wearing causia l.; between horse's legs, thunderbolt; below, wreath, monogram [HS].

Publication History

  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973)

Exhibition History

  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973
  • Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/2007 - 01/20/2008
  • Re-View: S422 Ancient & Byzantine Art & Numismatics, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 04/12/2008 - 06/18/2011
  • 32Q: 3440 Middle East, Harvard Art Museums, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050

Subjects and Contexts

  • Ancient Coins

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