Philip III Arrhidaios

 

Philip III Arrhidaios

Silver drachm, 17.5 mm, 4.13 gm.
Obverse: Head of Herakles, clad in Lionskin.
Reverse: ALEXANDROU
Zeus enthroned with eagle and scepter. Below throne, Artemis Phosphoros running left.

Lampsakos mint, 323 - 317 BC.

Philip Arrhidaeus was Alexander the Great's feeble minded half-brother. He shared the throne with Alexander IV for six years before being murdered by Olympias, the mother of Alexander.

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