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- Co 935 (Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Philip II of Macedon) [permalink]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
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-300
- Not before (date)
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-325
- Logical part of
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Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
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Coin
- Comparanda
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sim. SNGANSVIII 833
- Contributor Notes
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2011 (late May): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
- Contributor Notes
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2023: JLR enhanced description.
- Preservation description
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Wear: F/aF. Nicked edge; slight, somewhat extensive pitting and rare cracking. Extensive film of white to pale blue bronze disease.
- Published as
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KenchreaiIII, p. 14, no. 47 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Philip II, 359-336 B.C.“)
- Axis (1-12)
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12
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
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20.0
- Numismatic Weight (g)
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7.11
- Obverse Description
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Head of Apollo to right wearing taenia; within dotted border
- Reverse Description
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Nude youth on horse prancing to right; within dotted border
- Reverse Inscription
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Above figure, ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟ̣Υ̣; to right, uncertain control (Ε?)
- Chronology comment
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JLR: Shape of Apollo head and horse, and placement and lettering of reverse inscription, support identification as posthumous issue (ca. 325-300 BCE).
- Belongs to Historical Period
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Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Material
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Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
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Apollo (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
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Horse or Donkey (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
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Philip II (King of Macedon, 359-336 BCE)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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