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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RaceBannon, post: 2133481, member: 25357&quot;]I have been chasing an example of this particular classic Greek coin for a while.&nbsp; I won this coin at an auction recently. It showed up in the mail today.&nbsp; It was mis-attributed by the seller.&nbsp; I think I&#039;ve got the attribution right.</p><p><br /></p><p>Philip II&nbsp; was the father of Alexander the Great.&nbsp; His silver tetradrachms are one of the classic and avidly collected issues of the ancient world. The obverse of this series features a bearded head of the god Zeus throughout, there are two significant variations on the reverse.&nbsp; The King rider reverse, which is thought to be a depiction of Philip II himself, and the youth rider holding a long palm branch.&nbsp; This particular coin displays the youth rider reverse.&nbsp; It is a posthumous issue.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>In any event post your Kings of Macedon coins!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Kings of Macedon, Philip II; ca. BC 320-317&nbsp; </b></p><p>AR Tetradrachm, Amphipolis Mint, 25mm/14.1g</p><p>Struck under Antipater or Polyperchon (for Philip III and Alexander IV),</p><p>OBV: Laureate Head of Zeus Right</p><p>REV: <b>FILIP-POU </b>youth rider, holding palm on horseback right, monogram beneath horse, monogram <b>Lambda </b>to right under raised foreleg.</p><p><b><i>References: </i></b>Le Rider table 45. 5; SNG ANS 630</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]406592[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]406593[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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