Kings of Macedon, Philip II (359-336 BC), gold stater, Pella, c. 323-315 BC, laureate head of Apollo right, rev., charioteer driving biga right; below horses, Boeotian shield, 8.59g (cf. Le Rider 600-607), good very fine, rare Ex European Ambassador Collection, formed in the 1950s and 1960s. Unlike the dies for this issue illustrated in Le Rider, the horses here are rearing up in dramatic fashion over the Boeotian shield.
Ex European Ambassador Collection, formed in the 1950s and 1960s. Unlike the dies for this issue illustrated in Le Rider, the horses here are rearing up in dramatic fashion over the Boeotian shield.
(2000-2500 GBP)