Silver Drachma of Philip III Arrhidaeus, Sardis, 323 B.C. - 319 B.C.. 1944.100.31301

Obverse: Head of beardless Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress
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Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ - Zeus seated on stool-throne left, eagle on outstretched right hand, sceptre in left hand
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Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight: 4.28

Typological Description

Source: Price P110

  • Object Type: Coin
  • Manufacture: Struck
  • Material: Silver
  • Denomination: Drachma

  • Date Range

    • From Date: 323 B.C.
    • To Date: 319 B.C.

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

  • Reverse

    • Deity: Zeus
    • Symbol: torch (LeftField)
    • Symbol: monogram (BeneathThrone)

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Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1944.100.31301
  • Department: Greek
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Acquired From: Bequest of E.T. Newell

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Annotations

1. Edward T. Newell hoard notebook, circa 1939

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35
Creator
Newell, Edward Theodore, 1886-1941
Abstract
Notebook of handwritten notes on ancient Greek coin hoards, including Aleppo, 1893; Afiun Kara Hissar, Arpagot, 1918; Adrianople; Asia Minor, 1929; Babylon, 1900; Byblus, 1931; Chalcis, 1935; Chalcidice (Olynthus?); Demanhur, 1900; Epidaurus, 1903; Gebal (Byblus), 1931; Homs, 1934; Homs, 1927; Khorsabad; Mesopotamia (Dunne); Nicomedia (probably Thessalian hoard); Tell Halaf, 1911; Thessalian, 1938. Also, one loose sheet of Pera Palace Hotel (Constantinople) letterhead containing four pages of notes labeled "Antioch" Hoard.
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