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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 2642565, member: 75937"]I collect Roman imperial and provincial coins (duh!) and don't have the necessary reference works to attribute Greeks. I have a couple of bronzes of Macedonia and I'd appreciate any help you could offer about attribution. Thanks! I hope you can help. If not, enjoy the double dactyl by the mysterious and pseudonymous yet ubiquitous Senex Caecilius:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Like Father, Like Son</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Higgledy-Piggledy</p><p>Philip of Macedon</p><p>Formed up the phalanx and</p><p>Harried the Greeks;</p><p>Murdered, he missed out on</p><p>Mesopotamia,</p><p>So, it's his son of whom</p><p>All the world speaks.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin #1</p><p>Philip of Macedon. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]583243[/ATTACH] </p><p>6.30 gm; 18.6 mm</p><p>Obv: Diademed head of Apollo, r.</p><p>Rev: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, youth on horseback r.; thunderbolt below.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin #2:</p><p>Philip or Alexander??</p><p>[ATTACH=full]583244[/ATTACH] </p><p>5.66 gm; 17.3 mm</p><p>Obv: Diademed head of Apollo, r.</p><p>Rev: Unclear legend, youth on horseback r.; Γ (maybe Π or I) below.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 2642565, member: 75937"]I collect Roman imperial and provincial coins (duh!) and don't have the necessary reference works to attribute Greeks. I have a couple of bronzes of Macedonia and I'd appreciate any help you could offer about attribution. Thanks! I hope you can help. If not, enjoy the double dactyl by the mysterious and pseudonymous yet ubiquitous Senex Caecilius: [B]Like Father, Like Son[/B] Higgledy-Piggledy Philip of Macedon Formed up the phalanx and Harried the Greeks; Murdered, he missed out on Mesopotamia, So, it's his son of whom All the world speaks. Coin #1 Philip of Macedon. [ATTACH=full]583243[/ATTACH] 6.30 gm; 18.6 mm Obv: Diademed head of Apollo, r. Rev: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, youth on horseback r.; thunderbolt below. Coin #2: Philip or Alexander?? [ATTACH=full]583244[/ATTACH] 5.66 gm; 17.3 mm Obv: Diademed head of Apollo, r. Rev: Unclear legend, youth on horseback r.; Γ (maybe Π or I) below.[/QUOTE]
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