17C021
MACEDONIAN KINGDOM, PHILIP III, ARRIDAEUS
AV Stater (8.65 gm)
Colophon, 322-319 B.C.

Type as Philip II. Laureate head of Apollo with features of Alexander III / Charioteer in biga. SNG ANS 309.

Philip III Arrhidaeus was the son of Philip II of Macedonia and the older half-brother of Alexander III, the Great. This stater is the first instance of the successors of Alexander using his likeness to enhance their own legitimacy and power.

Very Rare

Catalogue XVII

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