CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
- Emperor:
- Philip II
- Denomination:
- AE18
- Composition:
- Bronze
- Date:
- 359-336 BC
- Obverse:
- Young male head, hair bound with taenia, facing right
- Reverse:
- ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, Naked youthful horseman advancing right; Spearhead control mark beneath horse
- Reference:
- SNG ANS 850-851; SNG Alpha Bank 355; SNG Copenhagen 602; SNG München 150-155; SNG Saroglos 76; SNG Manchester 643; Drama 23; Müller 173; Mionnet 750; BMC Online THO.588; HGC 3, 882; SGCV II 6696-6698 var. (control mark); SNG Saroglos -;
- Size:
- 18.07mm, 6.4g, 10h
- Province:
- Macedon, uncertain mint
- Grade:
- Choice gVF, boldly struck, wide flan, high relief, attractive aqua-green patina with earthen fill
- Provenance:
- ex Ilya Zlobin (2017)
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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