CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
- Emperor:
- Philip II
- Denomination:
- AE16
- Composition:
- Bronze
- Date:
- 359-336 BC
- Obverse:
- Young male head, hair bound with taenia, facing right
- Reverse:
- ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, Naked youthful horseman advancing left; N control mark beneath horse
- Reference:
- SNG ANS 939; SNG Copenhagen 614 (likely same obverse die); SNG Alpha Bank 389; SNG München 207; Drama 58; Mionnet I 762 ; cf. HGC 3, 881-885; cf. SGCV II 6696-6699; SNG Saroglos -; Müller -
- Size:
- 16.11mm, 5.9g, 1h
- Province:
- Macedon, uncertain mint
- Grade:
- VF, tight flan, some earthen fill, black patina, edge chips, scrapes
- Provenance:
- ex H.D. Rauch eAuction 23, Lot 1537; Lanz (ebay) 2010
These types with the horseman facing left are rare. Surprisingly, Hoover\'s Handbook of Greek Coinage, appears not to to list this type. The obverse of this coin appears to be struck from the same obverse die as SNG Copenhagen 614.
Philip II of Macedon was King of Macedon and father of Alexander the Great and Philip III Arrhidaeus. The bronze series of this type is extensive and differentiated principally by the different symbols and letters which appear on the reverse and occasionally on the obverse. These symbols and letters, known as control marks, were used to identify the officials responsible for a particular issue of coinage.
Philip II of Macedon was King of Macedon and father of Alexander the Great and Philip III Arrhidaeus. The bronze series of this type is extensive and differentiated principally by the different symbols and letters which appear on the reverse and occasionally on the obverse. These symbols and letters, known as control marks, were used to identify the officials responsible for a particular issue of coinage.
I, Peter A. Piliouras of Ancient Coin Traders irrevocably guarantee for life to the Purchaser that this ancient coin is authentic. If this coin is deemed not to be authentic by a professional certification service, then I will refund to the Purchaser the full cost of acquiring the coin (including shipping) together with the certification fees.
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Signed: Peter Anthony Piliouras
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