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Offline museumguy

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Philip II of Macedon
« on: June 01, 2008, 08:32:04 pm »
I know there are a ton of these coins out there - Bust of Apollo left on obverse with naked youth riding horse on reverse.  But can anyone try to pin down this particular coin for me.  Was it minted in Pella?  Are there markings on it I just don't see.  It looks a bit like SNG ANS 850 - at least I think so.  The coin is 7.6 grams and is 17.22 in diameter with a nice green patina.  Thanks!

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Re: Philip II of Macedon
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2008, 03:34:05 am »
The markings which might be there are broken or corroded off the bottom reverse of the coin under the horse.  There are a whole bunch of possibilities - trident, torch, spear-head, letters, etc.  But they're just not intact or visible on this specimen.

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Re: Philip II of Macedon
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2008, 08:15:43 pm »
Thanks PtolemAE.  I thought it might be a bit difficult due to its condition.

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Re: Philip II of Macedon
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2008, 12:04:55 am »
yes, i think you can be sure it's philipp II, but that may be the best you can do.  if someone else recognizes any other marks that would take this further i'd be interested to learn about them.

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