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; A control mark beneath horse
- Reference:
- SNG ANS 894; SNG Alpha Bank 374-375; SNG Copenhagen 583; SNG Christomanos 201; SNG Saroglos 81 var. (rider wearing petasos); Drama 62; Mionnet 737; HGC 3, 882; SGCV II 6696-6698 var. (control mark); SNG Soutzos -; Müller -
- Size:
- 17.65mm, 5.8g, 12h
- Province:
- Macedon, uncertain mint
- Grade:
- Choice gVF, well struck on tight flan, attractive dark-green patina,
- Provenance:
- ex H.D. Rauch eAuction 23, Lot 1537; H.D. Rauch 2009
The flan is too small to tell whether there is an A on the obverse. It is possible that this coin is SNG ANS 954-955.
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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