Coin of Philip the something ... I think. Any ideas?

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by Brian Bucklan, Apr 25, 2021.

  1. Brian Bucklan

    Brian Bucklan Well-Known Member

    Been going through coins I put away years ago because I gave up trying to ID them. This one should be easier than it turned out to be. Maybe an Ae of Philip V of Macedon as there are kind of similar issues, but not 100% sure. And here it is:

    Obv: Head of (young) Herakles right
    Rev: Horse with rider rearing right, B - A above, Φ below
    Size: 15mm, 3.5gms

    Philip Horse Rearing Ae.jpg
     
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  3. Marsyas Mike

    Marsyas Mike Well-Known Member

  4. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    Naumann cataloged the type as Philip V in this 2014 listing:

    https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1872561

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    KINGS OF MACEDON. Philip V (221-179 BC). Ae. Uncertain mint in Macedon.
    Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.
    Rev: B - A / Φ.
    Horseman riding right, raising right hand.
    SNG Alpha Bank 1061.
    Condition: Very fine.
    Weight: 2.9 g.
    Diameter: 15 mm.
     
  5. Brian Bucklan

    Brian Bucklan Well-Known Member

    Thanks @TIF. Much appreciated. I tried to refine my acsearch to include "horse rearing right" with no luck. I'm pretty sure that "horseman riding right" is not really a proper description of the reverse. Oh well.

    Anyways, glad to see your voice on Cointalk again. Hopefully we will see it more often in the future.
     
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  6. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    Sometimes you get lucky and sometimes you have to slog through a thousand pictures.

    I was shockingly lucky with the first search try of "ae herakles horseman b a phi" which by some miracle returned just one result... the coin I posted. It was a jaw-droppingly rare and remarkable event. I'm going to go buy a lottery ticket now :D.
     
  7. ominus1

    ominus1 Well-Known Member

    ..Hi @TIF :)
     
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