Hi, I'm totally new to this so bear with me. I have a
Philip II Stater that I'd like to identify and attribute on my own to see if I can find the correct
catalog number,
mint, era, and other details. Is there some sort of general guide somewhere? So far I have been "brute forcing" it by going through
auction archives.
My
stater has only a trident beneath the
horse and no other identifying marks. I know I could post a photo and someone could tell me the exact
Price # but I'd like to try to do it myself from scratch. It seems like there's 2 mints:
Pella or
Amphipolis, and at least 2 major eras:
posthumous or not. Any tips on how to tell which is which? The only thing I've noticed is that
Pella mints horses farther apart with the front hooves at different heights while
Amphipolis seems to
mint the horses closer together and with the front hooves lined in an upward cascade.
Amphipolis also mints more
horse reigns it seems but this may be anecdotal. I understand dies wore out quickly and each one was handmade so it may very well be I never find my exact coin in a
catalog, but any tips to
help me attribute would be great, thank you!