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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Macedonia| > |Philippi| > GB29061
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 to take control of the neighboring gold mines and to establish a garrison at a strategic passage: the site controlled the route between Amphipolis and Neapolis. Philip established a mint in the city. Philippi preserved its autonomy until it was fully integrated into the Macedonian Kingdom under Philip V
GB29061. Bronze AE 16, Bellinger Philippi 17; BMC Macedonia p. 97, 14; SNG Cop 295; SNG ANS 668, VF, nice patina, Philippi (near Filippoi, Greece) mint, weight 5.635g, maximum diameter 16.4mm, die axis 45o, time of Philip II, c. 356 - 345 B.C.; obverse Herakles' head right, clad in Nemean lion scalp headdress; reverse ΦIΛIΠΠΩN (on right), tripod lebes, no symbol; SOLD











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