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ID:     255926
Type:     Greek
Region:     MACEDONIAN KINGS
Issuer:     Philip III
Date Ruled:     323-316 BC
Metal:     Silver
Denomination:     Drachm
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     323-319
Diameter:     16 mm
Weight:     4.28 g
Obverse Description:     Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress
Reverse Legend:     ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ
Reverse Description:     Zeus seated left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, holding eagle in right hand and scepter in left; thyrsus in inner right field between name and scepter
Mint:     Magnesia ad Maeandrum
Primary Reference:     Price P052 var. (thyrsus between throne leg and scepter)
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=255926
Grade:     aEF
Notes:     Struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 323-319 BC