KINGS of MACEDON. Philip II. 359-336 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 3.56 g, 9h). Pella mint. Struck circa 359-355/4 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / ΦIΛIΠΠOY, Philip, wearing kausia, chlamys, tunic, and boots, raising right hand and holding rein in left, on horseback left; below, spearhead left above monogram. Le Rider Group IA, 45 (D28/R37); SNG Copenhagen 567 (same rev. die); Traité pl. CCCIX, 18 (same obv. die). Typical granular surfaces, a few minor scrapes, a little off center on reverse. Good VF. Very rare, five noted by Le Rider, this coin the only example in CoinArchives.
Ex Numisfitz 2 (4 June 2023), lot 70 (hammer €1300).
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