CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
- Emperor:
- Philip II
- Denomination:
- AE20
- Composition:
- Bronze
- Date:
- 359-336 BC
- Obverse:
- Young male head, hair bound with taenia, facing right
- Reverse:
- ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, Naked youthful horseman advancing right; ΠA and race torch (alternatively described as Φ or koppa) control marks beneath horse
- Reference:
- SNG ANS 950; Drama 76; SNG Alpha Bank -; SNG München -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Saroglos -; Müller -; Portolos Collection -; Hersh Collection -; HGC 3, 885; SGCV II 6696-6698 var. (control marks);
- Size:
- 18mm, 6.64 g, 4h
- Province:
- Macedon, uncertain mint
- Grade:
- gVF, dark green patina, shiny surfaces
- Rarity:
- rare
- Provenance:
- ex Classical Numismatic Group 425 (25 July 2018), Lot 33
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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