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<p>[QUOTE="FrizzyAntoine, post: 7309635, member: 114961"]There are a number of papers, and even books written on the subject, and you've certainly come to the right place to find illumination, though I don't think anyone will ever have a definitive answer! However, I do think [USER=86498]@Terence Cheesman[/USER] has summed up the collecting side of it incredibly well.</p><p><br /></p><p>As to the figures represented, their purpose, and the timings, I personally subscribe to the view that the original issue, likely minted in Pella after the capture of Krenides and the nearby Pangean mines, commemmorated Philip's triumphs over the Illyrians, Paeonians, and Thracians, and therefore shows him as king.</p><p><br /></p><p>The later issue is more contentious, with some suggesting it represents his winning Olympic jockey and others believing it to be the young Alexander, and acting as a declaration that Philip and by extension Macedon had an heir. I don't know where I fit into this camp. On the one hand it seems plausible that he would wish to show the Greek world that Macedon is strong and portraying his young son as a competant horseman, metaphorically taking up the reigns of Philip's empire would certianly do the trick, especially when one considers how widely Philip's coinage circulated. However, I think it's just as plausible, if not somewhat moreso, that Philip wished to commemorate his Olympic successes in monumental fashion, immortalizing them in a new series of coinage and showing his "Greek-ness" to those on his southern border and beyond.</p><p><br /></p><p>At any rate, here's my Philip II, one made either at the twilight of his own life or the very beginning of the young Alexander's reign. I prefer to beleive it fits into the late-lifetime chronology, and have as yet found myself unsatisfied by arguments to the contrary. I also believe we share the same dies [USER=86498]@Terence Cheesman[/USER], what a <i><b>coin</b></i>cidence! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie101" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1277903[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1277904[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="FrizzyAntoine, post: 7309635, member: 114961"]There are a number of papers, and even books written on the subject, and you've certainly come to the right place to find illumination, though I don't think anyone will ever have a definitive answer! However, I do think [USER=86498]@Terence Cheesman[/USER] has summed up the collecting side of it incredibly well. As to the figures represented, their purpose, and the timings, I personally subscribe to the view that the original issue, likely minted in Pella after the capture of Krenides and the nearby Pangean mines, commemmorated Philip's triumphs over the Illyrians, Paeonians, and Thracians, and therefore shows him as king. The later issue is more contentious, with some suggesting it represents his winning Olympic jockey and others believing it to be the young Alexander, and acting as a declaration that Philip and by extension Macedon had an heir. I don't know where I fit into this camp. On the one hand it seems plausible that he would wish to show the Greek world that Macedon is strong and portraying his young son as a competant horseman, metaphorically taking up the reigns of Philip's empire would certianly do the trick, especially when one considers how widely Philip's coinage circulated. However, I think it's just as plausible, if not somewhat moreso, that Philip wished to commemorate his Olympic successes in monumental fashion, immortalizing them in a new series of coinage and showing his "Greek-ness" to those on his southern border and beyond. At any rate, here's my Philip II, one made either at the twilight of his own life or the very beginning of the young Alexander's reign. I prefer to beleive it fits into the late-lifetime chronology, and have as yet found myself unsatisfied by arguments to the contrary. I also believe we share the same dies [USER=86498]@Terence Cheesman[/USER], what a [I][B]coin[/B][/I]cidence! :woot: [ATTACH=full]1277903[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1277904[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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