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1/2 Stater of Philip II with Herakles on Obverse and Forepart of Lion on Reverse with exergue

1/2 Stater of Philip II with Herakles on Obverse and Forepart of Lion on Reverse with exergue

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1/2 Stater of Philip II with Herakles on Obverse and Forepart of Lion on Reverse with exergue
CultureGreek (Macedonian)
Titles
  • 1/2 Stater of Philip II with Herakles on Obverse and Forepart of Lion on Reverse with exergue
Date359–336 BC
Minted inGreece
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1/8 × 9/16 in. diameter (0.3 × 1.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Annette Finnigan
Object number40.155
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
200 Jamail Atrium
On view

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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
ProvenanceMiss Annette Finnigan (1873–1940), Houston, before d. 1940; given to MFAH, 1940.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Reverse: "Phillip".

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