CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
- Emperor:
- Philip II
- Denomination:
- AE17
- Composition:
- Bronze
- Date:
- 359-336 BC
- Obverse:
- Young male head, hair bound with taenia, facing left
- Reverse:
- ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, Naked youthful horseman advancing right; prow control mark beneath horse
- Reference:
- Apparently unpublished; SNG Alpha Bank 365 var. (obverse head right); SNG ANS 854-5 var. (obverse head right); Drama 26 var. (obverse head right); HGC 3, 882 var. (control mark); Sear 6699 var. (control mark); SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Saroglos -
- Size:
- 19.39mm, 6.5g, 10h
- Province:
- Macedon, uncertain mint
- Grade:
- gVF, fine style, nice green patina, large flan, obverse struck slightly off centre
- Provenance:
- from a private collection
This coin is apparently unpublished and potentially unique. No like examples were found in key references, public collections or past auctions. This coin is not currently for sale. Please contact us if you are interested in acquiring it.
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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