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Hermes III:
Hello,
I am not sure if I should post this here or in the indentification area, but here I go. This is a Miner Philip II with (Alexander?) man riding on a horse. The obverse is the best head I have yet gotten. It looks like someone from a vase painting.. hercules? Apollo? And the letters which show on the reverse dont spell Philipou to me...
Yours,
Friend of Hermes..
Hermes III:
It weighs in at about 5.5 g and is 18mm. Does anyone know if this is a Philip II or something else...or a fake or what? Thanks.
Edessa:
Probably a barbaric copy of a Phillip II bronze. Looks ok for style. Nothing in the photo to indicate that it is a modern fake.
esnible:
I see two adjacent lambdas in the reverse inscription. If so, this would not be a Philip II.
The type "head right / horse" is very common for Greek bronze. To identify this coin you'll almost certainly need to match a legend fragment.
Hermes III:
The first letter I see looks like a PHI but when I turn the coin in the light it looks like a Tau and the second letter looks like a Pi and then the next two letters look like two Lambas..., but the second lamba in the light looks a bit like a Kappa. oi.. This I cannot figure...But yes it could be a barbaric imitation...It is too well worn for a modern fake;
thank you,
Willy
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