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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     720257      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Greek Region:     MACEDONIAN KINGS Issuer:     Philip II Date Ruled:     359-336 BC Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Stater Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC mid-late 3rd century Weight:     8.51 g Die Axis:     1 h Obverse Description:     Laureate head of Apollo right with individualized features Reverse Legend:     ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ Reverse Description:     Female charioteer driving biga right; ivy leaf below Mint:     Uncertain Primary Reference:     Unpublished Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=84029 Grade:     Near VF Notes:     Possibly unique. Ex Leu 28 (5-6 May 1981), lot 84.A handful of mid 3rd century BC imitations of Philip II staters have individualized features (cf. M.J. Price, “The Maeander Valley Hoard,” NC 1969, p. 9 and pl, 3, 12; and M. Caramessini-Oeconomides, “Un statÈre d’or trouvÉ À Amphipolis,” RN 1967). Based on similarities with other portraiture, these have been attributed to various kings or dynasts, mostly in Asia Minor. The portrait on the present coin does not lend itself to immediate identification, but there are similarities with certain coin portraits of the Seleukid kings Antiochos II, Antiochos Hierax, and Antiochos III, all of whom were active in Asia Minor during the mid 3rd century BC.

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