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NYINC Signature Sale 3097 10 Jan 2022
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MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Philip II (359-336 BC). AV hemistater (14mm, 4.25 gm, 11h). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 4/5. Amphipolis II, ca. 340-328 BC. Head of young Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied before neck / ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, forepart of lion leaping right, horizontal thunderbolt over crescent below. Le Rider 3a, pl. 85. SNG ANS -. SNG Lockett 1407. Very rare and seldom-encountered denomination. Appealing matte surfaces.
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If not for the incredible career of his son, Philip II of Macedon might today be known as "Philip the Great." Under his rule, Macedon transformed from a poor backwater to the most powerful state in the Greek world, setting the stage for Alexander's conquests. His coinage also set the pattern followed by his more famous son: The head of the young Heracles, beardless and wearing a headdress made from the skin of the Nemean lion, on this rare gold half-stater is the clear antecedent of the same type found on Alexander the Great's later silver coinage.
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Estimate: 7000-9000 USD
MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Philip II (359-336 BC). AV hemistater (14mm, 4.25 gm, 11h). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 4/5. Amphipolis II, ca. 340-328 BC. Head of young Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied before neck / ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, forepart of lion leaping right, horizontal thunderbolt over crescent below. Le Rider 3a, pl. 85. SNG ANS -. SNG Lockett 1407. Very rare and seldom-encountered denomination. Appealing matte surfaces.
From the WTR Collection
If not for the incredible career of his son, Philip II of Macedon might today be known as "Philip the Great." Under his rule, Macedon transformed from a poor backwater to the most powerful state in the Greek world, setting the stage for Alexander's conquests. His coinage also set the pattern followed by his more famous son: The head of the young Heracles, beardless and wearing a headdress made from the skin of the Nemean lion, on this rare gold half-stater is the clear antecedent of the same type found on Alexander the Great's later silver coinage.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-macedonian-kingdom-philip-ii-359-336-bc-av-hemistater-14mm-425-gm-11h-ngc-choice-vf-5-5-4-5/a/3097-30008.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3097-01102022
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 7000-9000 USD