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Tetradrachm Philip III Type
| Issuer | Uncertain Eastern European Celts |
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| Year | 300 BC - 201 BC |
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| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
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| Reverse description | Stylised figure of Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned to the left, rendered in a highly abstracted Celtic interpretation of the Macedonian royal type; the deity holds a long sceptre in his left hand, while the right hand extends forward. A debased Greek inscription reading ΔΙΑΙΙΙΙΙΙΙΙΙΙΙΙΙΙΙΙ appears to the right of the throne, a Celtic degeneration of the original ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ legend, while a monogram is placed to the left and the letter H appears beneath the throne as a control mark. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΔΙΑΙΙΙΙΙΙΙΙΙΙΙΙΙΙΙΙ |
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Celtic imitations of Alexander the Great's tetradrachms proliferated rapidly after his eastern campaigns flooded the Mediterranean and Balkans with silver coinage. The Philip III type specifically — derived from posthumous issues struck in Alexander's name — was adopted by Celtic tribes across the Carpathian basin and Danube corridor as a trusted trading medium, progressively abstracted through successive die generations until the original Macedonian imagery became nearly unrecognizable. This degeneration was not carelessness; it reflects the coin passing through multiple hands and minting traditions across generations of Celtic craftsmen working far from any Hellenistic reference point.