KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 14.45 g, 5h). In the types of Philip II. Amphipolis mint. Struck under Polyperchon, circa 318-317 BC. Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath / ΦIΛIΠ-ΠOY, Youth, holding palm frond in right hand and rein in left, on horseback right; grain ear below, Π below raised foreleg. Le Rider pl. 46, 3; Troxell, Studies, Group 8, 314; SNG ANS 667–73. Attractive light iridescent toning over lustrous surfaces, trace deposits. Choice EF.
From the Peter J. Merani Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell, Ltd. (inv. no. 48527). Ex Coin Galleries (10 April 1985), lot 62 and front cover.