Drachm of Philip V of Macedonia

Artists

Description

Obverse: Head of Philip r., bearded and diademed. Reverse: BASILEOS PHILIPPOU; Club in oak wreath; symbol above (Z with small arc above); below, ME conjoined, and symbol (roughly, NK superimposed); outside wreath, to l., thunderbolt.

Dimensions

3.78 g

Provenance

Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson [1], London, (1921-1941), sold; to Arthur Stone Dewing [2], Cambridge, MA, (from 1941), lent; to Fogg Art Museum (from 1965) 1. Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson (1887-1976). “Robinson collection, no. 516” and bought at the John Story Jenks sale by Henry Chapman on Dec. 17, 1921, lot 69, according to Dewing’s inventory card. 2. Arthur Stone Dewing (1880-1971). Bought on August 26, 1941, according to Dewing’s inventory card.