Philip III Arrhidaios

Silver drachm, 17.5 mm, 4.23 gm.
Obverse: Head of Herakles, clad in Lionskin.
Reverse: FILLIPOU
Zeus enthroned with eagle and scepter.

Ca., 323 - 317 BC.

Philip Arrhidaeus was Alexander the Great’s feeble minded half-brother. He shared the throne with Alexander IV for six years before being murdered by Olympias, the mother of Alexander.