GREEK, ROMAN AND BYZANTINE OBJECTS ... - Hellenic College
GREEK, ROMAN AND BYZANTINE OBJECTS ... - Hellenic College
GREEK, ROMAN AND BYZANTINE OBJECTS ... - Hellenic College
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9. Silver Tetradrachm of Philip III Arrhidaeus<br />
323-317 BC<br />
Obverse<br />
DIAM: 24 mm; 17.16 gm<br />
Head of young Herakles in lion’s skin,<br />
facing right<br />
Reverse<br />
DIAM: 24 mm; 17.16 gm<br />
INSCRIBED: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ<br />
(of Philip the King)<br />
Monogram in left field, Zeus enthroned,<br />
facing left, in right hand holds eagle;<br />
in left hand holds scepter<br />
10. Silver Tetradrachm of Seleucus I Nikator<br />
Seleucia on the Tigris (ca. 295-281 BC)<br />
Obverse<br />
DIAM: 25mm; 17.01 gm<br />
Head of young Herakles facing right<br />
in lion’s skin<br />
Reverse<br />
DIAM: 23mm; 17.01 gm<br />
INSCRIBED: ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ<br />
(of Seleukos the King)<br />
Below throne ΔΙΟ (Zeus)<br />
Zeus enthroned, facing left, holding eagle<br />
on extended right hand and scepter in left;<br />
below left: crescent and monogram within<br />
shield<br />
<br />
11. Silver Drachm Coin-Pendant<br />
Sinope (ca. early 5th to 4th C BC)<br />
Obverse<br />
DIAM: 18mm; 5.81 gm<br />
Head of Nymph Sinope facing left;<br />
far left, aplustre<br />
Reverse<br />
INSCRIBED: CIΝΩ<br />
Sea eagle standing on dolphin;<br />
on upper right sideways ?<br />
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