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262 NUMISMATIC CHRONICLE.PHILIP (PHILADELPHIA).220-229 A.S. 92-83 B.C.31. Obv. Head to r. diademed. Fillet border.Rev. Zeus laureate, seated 1. on throne with back ;holds in r. hand Victory without wings, whooffers him ribboned palm ;in 1. hand sceptre.In field 1., Xj ;below throne, /R> ; in exergue,A. BAIIAEHZ $IAinnOY (r.) ;EFWANOYZ[4>IA]AA[EA4>OY] (I.).7JR. 1-1. Attic tetradrachm. Wt. 231 grs.[PL XI. 7.]This piece is interesting both for the new monogramand for the substitution of a palmfor a wreath in theVictory's hand. The work is much rougher than is tobe found on the usual type of Philip's tetradrachms,and suggests an Eastern origin.The monogram is evidently meant to stand for Antioch.Another interesting tetradrachm of Philip in mycollection [PL XI. 8] has a much younger head thanusual on the obverse, and differs from all publishedvarieties by showing no letter under the throne, butmerely the monogramis Syria.in the field left A. ItsprovenanceSince writing the above I have been able to add yetanother tetradrachm (PI. XI. 9),which is distinguished bya careful young portrait, and the most pronounced filletborder ;while the reverse of the ordinary Zeus seatedtype, presents a curious collocation of monograms. In7I have since seen another tetradrachm from a different die withthe palm instead of wreath. So this feature appearsand not accidental.to be deliberate