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PHILIP II Greek: Macedon

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Coin Details

Origin/Country: ANCIENT - GREEK EMPIRES (6th CENT BC - 5th CENT AD) KINGDOM OF MACEDON Philip II, 359-336 BC
Item Description: AR Tetradrachm Kingdom Of Macedon Zeus/youth on horseback early posthumous issue
Full Grade: NGC AU Surface: 4/5 Surface: 4/5
Owner: karl49

Set Details

Custom Sets: Ancient Empires
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Competitive Sets: This coin is not competing in any sets.
Research: NGC Coin Price Guide

Owner Comments:

King of Macedon from 359 BC until assassinated (for reasons not undisputed) in 336 BC. Father of Alexander the Great by his wife Olympias. An innovative, active militarist, he fought the key city states of Greece into submission, but remained cowed, as did his son afterward, to the Spartans.

The youth on horseback on the reverse of the Tetradrachm provokes thoughts of his teenage son Alexander who fought side by side with his father with great success. Philip's primary legacy was his son whom he prepared well despite episodes of love-hate.

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