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MACEDON, GOLD STATER OF PHILIP II, Teos, ca. 323-317 BC, 8.568g, 11h. Müller 175. Lightly toned with underlying luster. Well centered despite the usual narrow flan. Extremely fine. Numismatic Fine Arts 1980 (8) lot 109
"Philip took care to have his victories at Olympia engraved upon his coins..." (Plutarch 4.9). Coins were, frequently, used to advertise victories at Olympia and other games. Displaying his synoris (two-horses chariot race) victory on gold staters, Philip not only won the race but, more importantly, had been admitted to the games as a true Greek; a Barbarian, indeed, as many enemies called him, was not eligible...
"Philip took care to have his victories at Olympia engraved upon his coins..." (Plutarch 4.9). Coins were, frequently, used to advertise victories at Olympia and other games. Displaying his synoris (two-horses chariot race) victory on gold staters, Philip not only won the race but, more importantly, had been admitted to the games as a true Greek; a Barbarian, indeed, as many enemies called him, was not eligible...