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ID number:  BIRBI-G005
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  P.D. Whitting Collection
Artist / Maker:  Philip II
Title / Object name / Definition:  Tetradrachm
Object type:  Coin
Place made:  Mint of Amphipolis
Culture:  Macedonian
Date made:  359-336 BC
Collector:  P.D. Whitting
Materials:  Silver
Measurements:  14.2 g

Description: Obverse: Head of Zeus wearing a laurel wreath.
Reverse: Young man on horseback, holding a palm branch. The rich deposits of gold and silver provided Philip with the resources to expand his armed forces. With his enlarged army Philip conquered Greece and paved the way for the campaigns of his son, Alexander.

Inscriptions / Translations: Reverse: PHILIPPOU

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