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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Macedonia| > |Philippi| > GB90394
Philippi, Macedonia, c. 356 - 345 B.C.
|Philippi|, |Philippi,| |Macedonia,| |c.| |356| |-| |345| |B.C.|, Philippi was established by Philip II of Macedonia on the site of the Thasian colony of Krinides. It was founded to take control of the neighboring gold mines and control the route between Amphipolis and Neapolis. Philip constructed fortifications to control the passage, sent colonists, and established a mint in the city. Philippi preserved its autonomy until it was fully integrated into the Macedonian Kingdom under Philip V.
GB90394. Bronze AE 17, Bellinger Philippi 10; SNG Cop 297; BMC Macedonia p. 97, 16; SNG ANS 658 - 659 var. (control symbols), VF, beautiful green patina, attractive Herakles head, Macedonia, Philippi (near Filippoi, Greece) mint, weight 6.039g, maximum diameter 17.2mm, die axis 225o, time of Philip II, c. 356 - 345 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles left, clad in lion's skin headdress; reverse tripod lebes with three loop handles, M and stalk of grain left, ΦIΛIΠΠΩN downward on right; SOLD










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