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Drachm - Philip III Sardes
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 323 BC - 319 BC |
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| Weight | 4.29 g |
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| Obverse description | Head of Herakles facing right, wearing the lionskin headdress with the scalp drawn over the crown and the gaping maw framing the upper face, rendered in fine high relief characteristic of the Sardian mint. The hero's youthful features are finely modelled with a slightly open mouth and curling hair visible beneath the skin. The coin is set within an irregular flan with no border or legend on the obverse. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left on a throne with turned legs, his muscular torso bare, lower body draped, extending his right hand to hold an eagle perched with wings spread and his left hand resting on a long sceptre. A small eagle stands in the lower left field. A mint control symbol (TI) appears to the left of the throne. The Greek legend ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ runs downward along the right field within a beaded border, attributing the issue to Philip III Arrhidaios. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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