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; AI control mark beneath horse
- Reference:
- SNG ANS 896; SNG Alpha Bank 395-397; SNG Copenhagen 589; SNG Christomanos 202-203; SNG Soutzos 329; Drama 48; Müller 286; Mionnet 746; Weber 2069; HGC 3, 882; SGCV II 6696-6698 var. (control mark); SNG Saroglos -
- Size:
- 17.45mm, 6.0g, 3h
- Province:
- Macedon, uncertain mint
- Grade:
- aVF, well centred on tight flan, shiny dark-green patina, smooth surfaces
- Provenance:
- ex H.D. Rauch eAuction 23, Lot 1537; Lanz (ebay) 2013
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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