I received the coins from my surprising auction win (https://www.cointalk.com/threads/surprising-vauction-win.307472/) Mostly what I'd expected: mostly low-to-medium grade LRBs, but with some nice coins, too. Certainly not worth what I ended up bidding, but that's my own fault for trying to increase my original bid and work and being careless. One kinda neat surprise, though, is a bronze AE19 (5.2g) of Philip II, I think: It looks like a bust of Herakles surrounded by a (just barely visible) border of dots on the obverse. The reverse is the typical horse and rider with Philip-poy above. I've never seen this combination before. A lot of Philip III bronzes have Herakles on the obverse, but they don't have the reverse inscription. Instead, they usually have something like PI - BA. I've been scouring the internet and found two other examples, both much smaller than mine: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3482610 https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1905310 Anyone ever seen one of these before? Any idea where they were minted?
Here is one of my Philip II AE's... purdy similar to yours, except I have a spear-head control mark below the horsey. It may had been a commemoration of the 20 foot Sarrissa that Philip invented when he completely redeveloped his Army's Phalanx. Makedon Philip II AE 18 Apollo - Youth Horseback spear hd below 359-356 BCE 18mm 6.2g SNG ANS 850-1
My Philip II's AE's appear to all have PHILIPOY above the rider... Makedon Philip II 359-336 BC AE 17 Horse Rider LEFT-LEFT facing RARE Makedon AE 19 6-1g Philip II 359-336 BCE Left Face and Man on Horse r Makedon Philip II 359-336 BC AE 19 Horse Hound Makedon Philip II AE 18 Apollo - Youth Horseback spear hd below 359-356 BCE 18mm 6.2g SNG ANS 850-1
I've understood it as Apollo on the Philip II and Herackles on Kassandros (mine above is Kassandros) can't find pic of my Philip on this device anyway.
