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Stater - Philip III Arrhidaeus Kolophon
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 323 BC - 317 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A charioteer (biga driver) depicted in profile to right, standing in a two-horse chariot at full gallop, holding the reins in his left hand and a kentron (goad) raised in his right. Beneath the horses, a tripod serves as a mint control symbol. The Greek legend ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ appears in the right field, reading vertically, designating the coin as belonging to the Philippic series. The composition reflects the dynamic artistic conventions of late Classical Macedonian coinage, with the horses rendered with vigorous forward movement. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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Philip III Arrhidaeus was Alexander the Great's half-brother — intellectually disabled, likely from birth or possibly from a childhood poisoning attempt attributed to Olympias — and was elevated to the Macedonian throne by the army in 323 BC immediately following Alexander's death, serving as a figurehead while the Diadochi carved up the empire around him. The Kolophon mint, an Ionian city of considerable commercial importance, struck gold staters in his name continuing the Alexandrine monetary tradition with virtually no interruption. Philip III was murdered on Olympias's orders in 317 BC, ending his reign of pure pretense.