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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 4207788, member: 99456&quot;]A 1/5th tetradrachm is not a coin I had noticed before this one.&nbsp; An interesting 2.55g&nbsp; coin of Philip III, son of Philip II of Macedon, half-brother to Alexander the Great, unkindly and variously described in literature as the half-wit, illegitimate, and idiot brother to the great king.&nbsp;&nbsp; A coin issued shortly after the death of Alexander the Great in June 323 BC.&nbsp;&nbsp; Philip III, born Arrhidaios, and Alexander&#039;s infant son Philip IV, born after Alexander&#039;s death, were co-sovereigns under regent control, as the Diadochi battled for control.&nbsp; Issued shortly before Philip III Arrhidaeos was executed by Alexander&#039;s mother Olympias to prevent him from being used against her in December 317 BC.&nbsp; Before being executed, he was on the run, captured and imprisoned in Amphipolis, where this coin was minted.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1078630[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Kings of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios</b>, 323-317 BC, AR Fifth Tetradrachm, Amphipolis mint. Struck under Polyperchon (regent), circa 318-317 BC</p><p><b>Obv: </b>Head of Apollo right, wearing tainia (headband)</p><p><b>Rev: </b>[ΦIΛIΠΠOY] Horseman riding right; forked branch below</p><p><b>Ref:</b> Le Rider pl. 46, 26-7 (?)</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Post your coins of Philip III <b>Arrhidaios</b>, coins from this turbulent period or anything else you find interesting or entertaining.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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