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Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II, 359-336 BC, AR Tetradrachm, Thunderbolt and N Control Marks, struck c. 342/1-337/6 BC, Le Rider Plate Coin, Hoard Coin
Ruler: Philip II
Province: Macedon, Pella mint
Date: circa 342/1-337/6 BC
Denomination: AR Tetradrachm
Composition: Silver
Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus right
Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠ-ΠΟΥ, Youth on horseback right, holding palm frond and reins; below horse, thunderbolt; in exergue, N
Size: 25.60mm, 14.46g, 1h
Grade: gVF, fine style, boldly struck, obverse slightly off centre, reverse slightly double struck, old cabinet tone
Provenance: illustrated in Le Rider; from the 1965 Thessalonica (or Olympias in Chalcidice) region hoard (CH I, 37); from a collection acquired in 1970 and viewed by Le Rider and Martin J. Price; from a German collection formed in the 1980s to early 2000s, ex Leu Numismatik AG Auction 4 (25 May 2019), Lot 205
Reference(s): Le Rider 326 (D177/R263 – this coin, illustrated); SNG ANS 399-400 (different dies); Müller 11; HGC 3, 864 (same); SGCV II 6680 var. (vertical thunderbolt); SNG München -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Berry -; SNG Christomanos -; SNG Soutzos -; Mionnet -