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Greek Philip II: Alexander's Father: Bronze Coin 359 BC browse these categories for related items... Directory: Traditional Collectibles: Numismatics: Coins: Ancient: Greek: Pre AD 1000: item # 1095314 Please refer to our stock # AC000007 when inquiring.
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| You are bidding on a superb and unusual type of Greek bronze coin of Philip II, father of Alexander The Great, dating to 359-336 B.C This constitutes one of Greece's most famous coins. Much is known about Alexander The Great, often referred to as the greatest military genius of all times - with whom lies the dubious honour of being the only person who ever succeeded to conquer the whole of the "known world" in his time!.... But Philip II was quite an important military genius in his own right - he set the seeds which ultimately lead to his son Alexander's success - Philip II of Macedonia, through a mixture of diplomacy and military skill, managed to establish himself as master of Greece. Phillip's ultimate ambition was to conquer the Persian Empire, the ruler of the world at the time, but alas he was killed by a sword in 336 BC (having already lost the vision to one eye in combat). His ultimate dream was of course eventually realized by his son, Alexander, known to posterity as "the Great"! But it was Philip II who laid down the infrastructure for his son's ultimate huge success... The obverse depicts the head of Apollo, hair bound with tainia, head facing to the right. On the reverse is a naked Youth on horseback, prancing to the right. Behind the horse is the forepart of a Horse. See S6698 and 6699 for similar. Many different sequence marks have been recorded for the extensive bronze coinage issued in the name of Philip II. Average diameter : 3/4 of an inch. Weight : 6.95 g. See Seaby page 620; 6698-9. Reference : ' Greek Coins and their Values ' Volume 2 Asia and Africa. ISBN : 071347850-0. Fully guaranteed authentic ancient coin. | ||||||||
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