CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
- Emperor:
- Philip II
- Denomination:
- AE21, Double Unit
- Composition:
- Bronze
- Date:
- 359-336 BC
- Obverse:
- Young male head, hair bound with taenia, facing right
- Reverse:
- ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, Naked youthful horseman advancing right; right hand raised; fulmen below; E control mark to right of horse
- Reference:
- SNG ANS 839; Drama 85; HGC 3, 881; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Alpha Bank -; SNG Saroglos -; SNG Christomanos. -; Müller -; SGCV II -
- Size:
- 21.06mm, 8.6g, 10h
- Province:
- Macedon, uncertain mint
- Grade:
- aVF, dark blue-green patina
- Provenance:
- ex H.D. Rauch eAuction 23, Lot 1531; ex Lanz (ebay) 2013
Philip II of Macedon was King of Macedon and father of Alexander III "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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