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Item: i27538 Authentic Ancient Greek Coin of: Philip III, Arrhidaeus - King of Macedonia: 323-317 B.C.Silver Drachm 17mm (4.09 grams) Lampsakos mint: 323-317 B.C. Struck under Leonnatos, Arrhidaios, or Antigonos I Monophthalmos Reference: Price P15; ADM II Series IX Head of Alexander the Great as Hercules right, wearing the lion-skin headdress. Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter, ΦΙΛΙ� � ΟΥ to right; buckle in field to left; monogram below throne. You are bidding on the exact item pictured, provided with a Certificate of Authenticity and Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity. Philip III Arrhidaeus ( Greek ; ca. 359 BC – December 25, 317 BC) was the king of Macedon from after June 11, 323 BC until his death. He was a son of King Philip II of Macedon by Philinna of Larissa , allegedly a Thessalian dancer, and a half-brother of Alexander the Great . Named Arrhidaeus at birth, he assumed the name Philip when he ascended to the throne.In Plutarch 's report, he became both physically and mentally disabled following a poisoning attempt by Philip II's wife, Queen Olympias , who wanted to eliminate a possible rival to her son Alexander. However, this may just be malicious gossip, and there is no evidence that Olympias really caused her stepson's condition. Alexander was very fond of him, and took him on his campaigns, both to protect his life and to ensure he would not be used as a pawn in a challenge for the throne. After Alexander's death in Babylon, Arrhidaeus was proclaimed king by the Macedonian army in Asia. However, he was a mere figurehead, and a pawn of the powerful generals, one after the other. His reign and his life did not last long.The crater Ariadaeus on the Moon is named after him. [ Biography He appears to have never been a danger for Alexander's succession to Philip II, notwithstanding their being of about the same age; all the same, when the satrap of Caria Pixodarus proposed his daughter in marriage to Philip, who offered Arrhidaeus as husband, Alexander thought it prudent to block the operation, with considerable irritation of his father (337 BC). Arrhidaeus' whereabouts under the reign of his brother Alexander are unclear; what is certain is that no civil or military command was given him in those thirteen years (336 BC–323 BC).He was at Babylon at the time of Alexander's death, the 11 June 323 BC. A succession crisis erupted: Arrhidaeus was the most obvious candidate, but he was mentally unfit to rule. A conflict exploded between Perdiccas , leader of the cavalry , and Meleager , who commanded the phalanx : the first wanted to wait to see if Roxana , Alexander's pregnant wife, would deliver a male baby, while the second objected that Arrhidaeus was the closest relative living and so should be chosen king. Meleager was killed, and a compromise was engineered: Arrhidaeus would become king with the name of Philip, and he would be joined by Roxana's son as co-sovereign should he prove a male, as he did, and joined his uncle with the name of Alexander . It was immediately decided that Philip Arrhidaeus would reign, but not rule: this was to be the prerogative of the new regent , Perdiccas.When news arrived in Macedon that Arrhidaeus had been chosen as king, Cynane , a daughter of Philip II, matured the design to travel to Asia and offer the new king her daughter Eurydice for wife. This move was an obvious affront to the regent, whom Cynane had completely bypassed: to prevent the move Perdiccas sent his brother Alcetas to kill Cynane, but reactions among the troops generated by this murder was such that the regent had to give up and accept the marriage. From that moment on Philip Arrhidaeus was to be under the sway of his bride, a proud and determined woman bent on substantiating her husband's power.Eurydice's chance came when the first war of the Diadochi sealed the fate of Perdiccas, making a new settlement necessary; settlement that was made at Triparadisus in Syria in 320 BC. Eurydice moved de... read more

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