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<p>[QUOTE="Mikey Zee, post: 2697046, member: 72818"]Wonderful pick-up [USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER] !!! Those are two wonderfully matched coins!!! I'm definitely 'on the hunt' for the type!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess I'll add my Titus/Elephant denarius commemorating the opening of the 'games'.....</p><p>[ATTACH=full]606192[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And since you mentioned Phil II on another thread, I'll throw that in as well<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>AR tetradrachm of Philip II 359-336 BC., King of Macedonia</b> - Laureate <b>head</b> of <b>Zeus</b> right / <b>Philip</b> wearing kausia and chlamys, <b>raising</b> his right <b>hand</b> in <b>salute</b> and riding horse walking to left, <b>star below</b> raised foreleg, <b>D below</b> raised hind leg <b>(14.06 grams, 25/24 mm)</b> circa 354-348 BC., <b>Pella</b> mint, <b>Le Rider 121 var.</b>, SNG ANS 360</p><p><br /></p><p>The horseman on the reverse is apparently meant to be Philip II himself....and struck following the victory of Philip's entry in the Olympic Games of 356 BC.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]606199[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mikey Zee, post: 2697046, member: 72818"]Wonderful pick-up [USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER] !!! Those are two wonderfully matched coins!!! I'm definitely 'on the hunt' for the type!!! I guess I'll add my Titus/Elephant denarius commemorating the opening of the 'games'..... [ATTACH=full]606192[/ATTACH] And since you mentioned Phil II on another thread, I'll throw that in as well:p [B]AR tetradrachm of Philip II 359-336 BC., King of Macedonia[/B] - Laureate [B]head[/B] of [B]Zeus[/B] right / [B]Philip[/B] wearing kausia and chlamys, [B]raising[/B] his right [B]hand[/B] in [B]salute[/B] and riding horse walking to left, [B]star below[/B] raised foreleg, [B]D below[/B] raised hind leg [B](14.06 grams, 25/24 mm)[/B] circa 354-348 BC., [B]Pella[/B] mint, [B]Le Rider 121 var.[/B], SNG ANS 360 The horseman on the reverse is apparently meant to be Philip II himself....and struck following the victory of Philip's entry in the Olympic Games of 356 BC. [ATTACH=full]606199[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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