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Ancient Greece: Kingdom of Macedon, bronze unit of Phillip II, ca. 359-336 BC
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Ancient Greece: Kingdom of Macedon, bronze unit of Phillip II, ca. 359-336 BC.
NGC VG (Strike 5/5, Surface: 2/5). Acquired raw as part of a trade with Jason Colinger ('erwindoc"), Collectors Universe forums, 8/29/2012.
This is a lower grade piece and the present photos I'm using are poorly focused, but it has a neat design featuring Apollo and a horse on the reverse. The Macedonians did love their horses. Plus, it has all that history behind it. Phillip II* was of course the father of Alexander the Great*, and in the late 1970s AD, they found a royal tomb at Vergina* which is believed to be his.
NGC cert verification page
When posted here, this coin was part of my "Eclectic Box of 20" collection.
NGC VG (Strike 5/5, Surface: 2/5). Acquired raw as part of a trade with Jason Colinger ('erwindoc"), Collectors Universe forums, 8/29/2012.
This is a lower grade piece and the present photos I'm using are poorly focused, but it has a neat design featuring Apollo and a horse on the reverse. The Macedonians did love their horses. Plus, it has all that history behind it. Phillip II* was of course the father of Alexander the Great*, and in the late 1970s AD, they found a royal tomb at Vergina* which is believed to be his.
NGC cert verification page
When posted here, this coin was part of my "Eclectic Box of 20" collection.
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<< <i>wow, what does it say on the back of that beauty? and I assume the N is a mintmark...? >>
The Greek text is: ΦIΛIΠ-ΠOY. I believe the left side translates to "Philip" and the right denotes the Pella mint, however, I'm not certain as it is all Greek to me