Tetradrachm - Philip III In the name of Alexander III; Tarsos
Features
| Issuer |
Kingdom of Macedonia
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Philip III Arrhidaeus (323 BC - 317 BC)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 323 BC - 317 BC |
| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
| Currency | Attic drachm |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 17.19 g |
| Diameter | 27.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 490216 |
| References | Price# 3047 Martin Jessop Price; 1991. The Coinage in Name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus. Société suisse de numismatique = Schweizerische Numismatische Gesellschaft, British Museum (2 volumes). Oxford University Press (publisher). Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume V - Ashmolean Museum. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (7 volumes). Ludvig Müller; 1855. Numismatique d’Alexandre le Grand; Appendice les monnaies de Philippe II et III = Numismatics of Alexander the Great; Appendix the coins of Philip II and III. Imprimerie de Bianco Luno, Copenhagen, Denmark.Edward Theodore Newell; 1919. “Tarsos under Alexander”, American Journal of Numismatics, Volume 52, pages 69-115. |
Obverse
Head of beardless Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress.
Reverse
Zeus seated on stool-throne left, eagle on outstretched right hand, sceptre in left hand; in left field, crowning Nike flying right above caduceus; monogram below throne, Θ in exergue.
Script: Greek
Lettering:
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Θ
Translation: King Alexander (III, the Great)
Mint
Tarsus, Cilicia Pedias, modern-day Tarsus, TurkeyMark
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Price Monogram 348 |
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (323 BC - 317 BC) | |
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$ 520 | ||||||||||||
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Examples of the type
© The Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, HCR23549
Damanhûr • 27.5 mm • 17.19 g • ↑↑ 12h • Hoard: IGCH 1664
Damanhûr • 27.5 mm • 17.19 g • ↑↑ 12h • Hoard: IGCH 1664
SNG Ashmolean 2903
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© The Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, HCR23547
Qifţ • 30.9 mm • 16.9 g • ↑↑ 12h • Hoard: IGCH 1670
Qifţ • 30.9 mm • 16.9 g • ↑↑ 12h • Hoard: IGCH 1670
SNG Ashmolean 2901
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© The Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, HCR23548
27.7 mm • 16.57 g • ↑↑ 11h
27.7 mm • 16.57 g • ↑↑ 11h
SNG Ashmolean 2902
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ira & Larry Goldberg Auction 78 Lot 2309 
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28 Jan 2014 | XF |
USD 900.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Ira & Larry Goldberg Auctioneers | |||||
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Roma Numismatics E-Sale 76 Lot 166
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5 Nov 2020 | VF |
USD 506.79
(GBP 380.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Roma Numismatics Limited | |||||
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Roma Numismatics Auction XIV Lot 100
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21 Sep 2017 | VF |
USD 560.14
(GBP 420.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Roma Numismatics Limited | |||||
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