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<p>[QUOTE="randygeki, post: 1301438, member: 13719"]Took forever to choose which one to get so I'm surprised it didnt sell while I decided XD. I dont collect to many Greek coins but really had to get this one. I new the size but its still surprising how small it was when it came.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.cointalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=146041&d=1321146566" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bronze AE Unit, SGCV II 6697, aVF, 7.079g, 16.9mm, 0o, Macedonian mint, obverse head of Apollo right wearing taenia; reverse FILIPPOU, young male rider on prancing horse right;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><i>"Philip II expanded the size and influence of the Macedonian Kingdom, but is perhaps best known as the father of Alexander the Great. He personally selected the design of his coins. In 356 B.C., the year Alexander the Great was born, Philip's race horse won in the Olympic Games. The reverse of this type likely depicts his winning horse."</i></p><p><i></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="randygeki, post: 1301438, member: 13719"]Took forever to choose which one to get so I'm surprised it didnt sell while I decided XD. I dont collect to many Greek coins but really had to get this one. I new the size but its still surprising how small it was when it came. [IMG]http://www.cointalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=146041&d=1321146566[/IMG] Bronze AE Unit, SGCV II 6697, aVF, 7.079g, 16.9mm, 0o, Macedonian mint, obverse head of Apollo right wearing taenia; reverse FILIPPOU, young male rider on prancing horse right; [I]"Philip II expanded the size and influence of the Macedonian Kingdom, but is perhaps best known as the father of Alexander the Great. He personally selected the design of his coins. In 356 B.C., the year Alexander the Great was born, Philip's race horse won in the Olympic Games. The reverse of this type likely depicts his winning horse." [/I][/QUOTE]
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