Kings of Macedon. Tyre. Philip III Arrhidaeus 323-317 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III. Struck under Laomedon. Dated RY 27 (?) of 'Ozmilk=323/2 BC
Tetradrachm AR
25mm., 17,00g.
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / [Α]ΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟ[Υ], Zeus seated left on low-backed throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings, in left field, -|O (Phoenician 'K = 'Ozmilk [king of Tyre]) above | ||| ||| = (date [27 in Phoenician]) (?), Phoenician A beneath throne.
very fine
Cf. Price 3271 (Ake).