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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mikey Zee, post: 2399036, member: 72818&quot;]This large silver tetradrachm of Philip, father of Alexander the Great and a great King in his own right, was exceedingly difficult for me to value let alone to place what I thought was a reasonable bid at auction-----the seller&#039;s &#039;estimate&#039; was $550.00 and my comparable value for grade and type ranged between $300-$400. This coin exhibits many pros and cons: it&#039;s a scarcer variation of an already scarce silver coin, yet highly worn and missing the sharp details of the devices we would all prefer, but well-centered while retaining much of its original &#039;high relief&#039;----sharper details would also have impacted the market value, probably far exceeding my allotted budget for this type. The historical context of the coin is simply fascinating. To quote the descriptions found at numerous auctions:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Philip despite Athenian opposition to his participation in the Olympics on the grounds that he was a non-Greek, went on to become an Olympic victor three times in 356, 352 and 348 BC. On the first occasion, Plutarch reports that upon having conquered Potidaia, Philip was informed his horse had won its race and that this day he had also learned of the victory of his general Parmenion against the Illyrians, and that his wife Myrtale had given birth to a son, Alexander. Philip decreed that his wife should henceforth be known as Olympias and he caused these coins to be struck, proudly displaying he and his horse in victorious stance on the reverse.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Following the victory of Philip&#039;s entry in the Olympics in 356 BC, the &#039;youthful&#039; horseman/jockey was periodically replaced with the reverse of Philip himself as exhibited on this example.</p><p><br /></p><p>AR Tetradrachm, Philip II (359-336 BC), King of Macedonia; 14.06 grams, 25 mm</p><p>Laureate head of Zeus right.</p><p>Philip wearing kausia and chlamys, raising his right hand in salute, riding horse walking to left, star below raised foreleg, D behind raised hind leg.</p><p>Struck circa 354-348 BC, Pella mint.</p><p>Le Rider 122 var, SNG ANS 360</p><p>[ATTACH=full]493897[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]493900[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]493901[/ATTACH] </p><p>Please post any coin of interest you may have.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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