Coin; Silver tetradrachma; 27 mm. (oval); 14.295 grams. Obverse: head of Philippus facing right, diademed; fillet border. Reverse: Zeus seated facing left; wears himation and holds Nike and scepter; all in wreath (barely visible at top); in left field: monogram; inscription: ]ΑΣΙΛΕΩ[ / ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟ[ / ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥ / ]ΜΔ[.
Donor:
Fredrica Lippman Lindgren and Henry Clay Lindgren
Collection place:
Syria
Culture or time period:
Greek Hellenistic Period (323–30 BC)
Collector:
Fredrica Lippman Lindgren and Henry Clay Lindgren
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Philip I Philadelphus (King of Syria) and Zeus (Greek deity)