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Philip II Apollo / Horseman Bronze — (AN-ligature issue)

Specimen · philip-ii-apollo-horseman-ae18-003

The Coin

Obverse
Obverse — head of Apollo right wearing taenia
Reverse
Reverse — ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, young rider on horse prancing right, AN (or AI or AV) ligature below

Attribution: Macedonia. Pella. Philip II of Macedon. c. 359–336 BC (with posthumous continuations). AE. AE unit.

Obverse: Head of young Apollo right, hair bound with taenia

Reverse: Youth on horseback riding right; control symbol below on most dies (varies by issue: spearhead, monogram ligatures, and others)

Weight: 5.555 g (tag) (From the Forum tag; not re-weighed in hand) · 16.8 mm · axis 0°  Reference: Sear 6698

Related Coin Images

Related
Forum Ancient Coins’ catalog photo of this coin (inventory GB76482). Forum listing.
Image source & licence

Image: Forum Ancient Coins (forumancientcoins.com).

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