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MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Philip II (359-336 BC). AR tetradrachm (24mm, 13.73 gm, 7h). NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 3/5, die shift. Posthumous issue of Amphipolis, ca. 336/5-329/8 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / ΦΙΛΙΠ-ΠΟΥ, nude youth on horseback right, palm in right hand, reins in left; Celticized (?) bee below horse, rudder below raised foreleg. cf. Le Rider 502-3 (bee below horse). SNG ANS -. HGC 3, 865.

Possibly a Celtic issue - the rudder and bee styles are very unlike the scant examples in Le Rider for this rare issue.


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Auction Dates
January, 2022
18th-19th Tuesday-Wednesday
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Sold on Jan 18, 2022 for: $1,020.00
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