CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
- Emperor:
- Philip II (posthumous); issued under Kassander
- Denomination:
- AR Tetradrachm
- Composition:
- Silver
- Date:
- circa 315/4-295/4 BC
- Obverse:
- Laureate head of Zeus right
- Reverse:
- ΦΙΛΙΠ-ΠΟΥ, Youth on horseback right, holding palm frond and reins; below, Λ over bucranium; to right, below, E
- Reference:
- Le Rider Pl. 47, 1; SNG ANS 759-762 (different dies); SNG Alpha Bank 331 (same); SNG Saroglos 53 (same); SNG Ashmolean 2486 (same); Müller 54; Mionnet I 60; HGC 3, 988 var. (control marks); SGCV II 6684 var. (control marks); SNG Alpha Bank -; SNG München -; SNG Christomanos -; SNG Soutzos -
- Size:
- 22.75mm, 13.74g, 2h
- Province:
- Macedon, Amphipolis mint
- Grade:
- VF, well centred on tight flan, nicely toned, light test cut on reverse
- Provenance:
- ex H.D. Rauch e-Auction 24 (29 September 2017), Lot 47
Philip II of Macedon was King of Macedon and father of Alexander the Great and Philip III Arrhidaeus. The silver tetradrachms of this type is extensive and differentiated principally by the different symbols and letters which appear. 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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