Alexander the Great, Prancing Horse

Thought I'd share a coin I just got. Warning: is not in great condition.

Alexander the Great III - King of Macedonia 336-323 B.C.
Bronze 17.2mm (3.65 grams)
Sear 6744
Obverse: Head of Apollo left
Reverse: Horse prancing right

 

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Are you sure it's Alexander III? How do you know? I have one I thought was from one ruler but turned out to be another based on a small detail...


Purchased as a Phillip II - turned out to be a Lysimachus

 

Sure looks like a Phillip II

 

For my coin, I think the horse looks like the
"Alexander III The Great 336BC Ancient Greek Coin APOLLO Healer HORSE i32123" on this page:
http://www.ebay.com/gds/Alexander-I...cedonian-King-Guide-/10000000204678622/g.html
(Search for "Sear 6744")

 

PHILIP II
AE17
OBVERSE: Apollo facing right with tania binding hair
REVERSE: Youth naked on horseback - Filippos (in Greek) above, symbol -bucranium (skull of an ox) - underneath.
Struck at Macedonia 359-336 BC
6g, 17mm
SNG ANS #850-851; Le Rider #24; Sear 6698v; Bellinger 20

PHILIP II
AE19
OBVERSE: Apollo facing right with tania binding hair
REVERSE: Youth naked on horseback - Filippos (in Greek) above, symbol - spearhead (facing down) - underneath
Struck at Macedonia 359-336 BC
5.6g, 19mm
SNG ANS #850-851; Sear 6698v; Bellinger 23

PHILIP II
AE18
OBVERSE: Apollo facing right with tania binding hair
REVERSE: Youth naked on horseback - Filippos (in Greek) above, symbol - bull or cow head facing right - underneath.
Struck at Macedonia 359-336 BC
5.5g, 18mm
SNG ANS #850-851; Le Rider #24; Sear 6698v; Bellinger 30

 

Any thoughts on the left facing head in my coin? Most are seeming to be right facing...

 

@Bing these yours? Nice.

 

Yes, I bought a lot of five Philip II coins last year. All have a different symbol on the reverse.

As far as your coin, I really have to idea off hand. Sorry.

 

Maybe this one?

Macedonian Coin GAE061
Philip II 359/336BC - Unit
AE 16.6-17.3mm : 6.26gm
OBV - Apollo laureate head facing left
REV - Youth on prancing horse to right, PHILIPPOY above, trident below
REF - SNGANS 925

 

I always thought this is Alexander the Great after all why wouldn't Philip depict his son?

 

Here is mine, sold as Philippos II: head of Apollo,reverse Naked youth on horse prancing, "PHILIPPOS", beneath race torch, AE Amphipolis,

 

Philip II, AE Unit
359-336 BC



Ummm, hopefully JA chimes-in, for I vaguely recall that he scored all of these "types" ... there were left and right facing examples

 

I've only got one of Alexander the great, a bronze piece of Amphipolis in Macedon. Nice coins everyone!

 

Alexander III the Great - Makedonwn:

AE's:


Makedon Alexander III 336-323 BC AE 17 Quiver Club


Philip II the Mastermind! - Makedonwn:

AE's:

 

You know, in looking at those 3 Philips, I'm thinking now it is a Philip. Specifically, that AE 19 horse and hound one.

 

Macedonian Kingdom, Philip II, 359 - 336 B.C.77 Bronze AE Unit, SGCV II 6697, aVF, 7.079g, 16.9mm, 0o, Macedonian mint, obverse head of Apollo right wearing taenia; reverse FILIPPOU, young male rider on prancing horse right;


Philip II, Macedonia, 359-336 BC. Diademed head of Apollo left / FILIPPOU, young male rider on horse prancing right, upright thunderbolt below. SNG ANS 884.

 

They come in all four orientations. I once collected a set of them as such.. The only rare one is left/left.

 

Heidi-Ho Neighbor! I have a LEFT-LEFT Philip II! Thanks for pointing out it is Rare. Cool! And it has been one of my more favorite coins anyway.

 

This one just came in the mail today. I've never had such a shiny ancient before, man this one was hard to photograph. I'll probably have to work on it.

Macedonian Kingdom, Philip II 359-336 BC, 1/5 Tetradrachm, 2.34g: Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right Rev: Rider on a horse right "FILIPPOY" above,grain ear below. SNG ANS 7 698.

 

That one was discussed here before and the consensus was it was a Lysimachus:



Lysimachus, Kingdom of Thrace, BC 323-305
AE, 5g, 17mm; 5h; BC 317-305
Obv.: laureate head of Apollo right
Rev.: ΦΙΛΙ[ΠΠΟΥ]; horseman riding right; ΛΥ beneath horse left, lion forepart right (protome of lion)
Ref.: Thompson 2; Price P4 (Philio III)