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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;panzerman, post: 2491504, member: 77704&quot;]Got my first day off in 110 days....due to heavy rain!</p><p>Here is my AV Stater 8.58g./21mm. struck at Teos Mint/ circa 323-19BC</p><p>obv. laureate head of Apollo</p><p>rev. charioteer with biga</p><p><br /></p><p>Philip took the throne of Macedonia in 359BC, under his rule, Macedon became the dominant power in Greece. By 336BC he was master of Greece. That same year he was murdered, and Alexander his son became king. Alexander III would eventually expand the Macedonian Empire to the Indian frontier.</p><p>Philip II was also famous for his horse teams, which won races at the 106th/107th/108th Olympic games....hence the biga on his coins!</p><p>In the modern games, Germany is the dominate equestrian power.[ATTACH=full]527376[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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