Kings of Macedon, Philip II - Which way did he go? Which way did he go?

Coin 1 is one of the first ancients I collected, and I was thrilled to hold a coin that was over two thousand years old. My wife said, "Well - you could go outside and hold a rock that's over two million years old." Thanks honey.

At the time, I wasn't aware that the bust-left/horseman-right variety was scarce. Today I collected a companion piece, the common bust-right/horseman-left variety. Of this type class, this is the coin you will find most often. They come in two other combinations: both bust and rider right, and left.

So post them if you've got them, particularly if you've got the less common varieties.

1. Kings of Macedon, Philip II (359-336 BC)
AE17, 6.7g, 12h; uncertain Macedonian mint.
Obv.: Head of Apollo left, wearing tainia.
Rev.: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ; youth on horseback right, S below.

2. Kings of Macedon, Philip II (359-336 BC)
AE16, 5.7g, 12h; uncertain Macedonian mint.
Obv.: Head of Apollo right, wearing tainia.
Rev.: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ; youth on horseback left, N below.

 

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Cool coin's JA, your pictures are spot on, great color and details, i don't have any of these coins, Yet!!

 

Last year I bought a lot of several Macedonian bronzes, still need to take good pictures and check attribution. I think they're both Philip II but without a legend on the first coin's reverse...

 

Nice coins, TIF! Are either of those double units, ie. around 21mm, 7.5g? Or are they smaller? I believe Apollo/Horseman both facing right is scarce, but a double unit would make it rare.

 

Beautiful coins JA! I can see why these led you to get bit by the ancient bug. Kings of Macedon just seems like an appropriate place to start.

 

I don't have them handy right now and don't have notes on size, but I think mine are all ~18 mm. I'll measure and weigh them this weekend.

 

Got neither, great coins though.

 

My brother/cousin often try to use a similar argument on me.

It doesn’t work.

 

Awesome pick-ups, JA ...

Oh, and sweet examples, TIF

 

nice ones JA, those are cool little coins.

they have a nice feel also with that semi-cup shape.

 

That's a very pretty/tough lookin' coin, randygeki (I like it!!)