Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Tetradrachm. 323-317 BC. Uncertain mint in Cilicia. Struck under Philotas or Philoxenos, circa 323-317 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III.

Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Tetradrachm. 323-317 BC. Uncertain mint in Cilicia. Struck under Philotas or Philoxenos, circa 323-317 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΒΑΣIΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on high-backed throne, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; wreath in left field, ΔI beneath throne. Price 2949 [Side(?)]; Müller 550. 17.17gr, 26mm, 9h. (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.) Extremely Fine. Lustrous metal; gold iridescence around the devices.

From a Swiss private collection, before 2005.