ANCIENT COINS. Greek Coins. Other Properties. Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II (359-336 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, mint of Amphipolis, c.315/4-295/4 BC, laureate head of Zeus facing right, rev ΦIΛIΠ-ΠOY, naked youth on horseback right, holding palm, a monogram below, Λ and torch below horse's raised foreleg, 14.28g, 9h (Le Rider, pl. 47, 12, this coin).Two light old scratches and small area of porosity on the reverse, otherwise with attractive cabinet tone, good very fine and with a fine old provenance.
This coin published and illustrated in Le Monnayage d'argent et d'or de Philippe II, G Le Rider (1977), pl. 47, 12
ex Ars Classica XIII, Lucerne, 27-29 June 1928, lot 482
Estimate: £500-700