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Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying King Philippus I Philadelphus

92-83 BCE
Silver

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays King Phillippus I, head of king, wearing a diademed atop his thick curls. On the back (reverse), the god Zeus sits on a throne as he is crowned by the goddess Nike.

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