MK-B | Makedonien: Philippos II. ca. 340-328 v. Chr.

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Makedonien: Philippos II. ca. 340-328 v. Chr.
	Berlin, Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen Coin Galleries Altes Museum (temporarily closed) AM-7/01b Celtic Coins
Obverse	Kopf des Apollon mit Lorbeerkranz nach r.
Reverse	ΦΙΛΙΠΠOΥ. Zweigespann (biga) nach r. Der Lenker hält in der l. Hand die Zügel und hat in der r. Hand die Peitsche erhoben. Unter dem Pferdebauch ein Dreizack.
Class/status	Ancient Ruler's issue
Authority	Philippos II (359-336 BC), king of Macedon Alexandros III (336-323 BC), king of Macdon
Date	ca. 340-328 v. Chr. Classical
Denomination	Stater Stater Literally the resp. one unit. Hence designating the main unit within a certain currency of a Greek city or realm. The silver tetradrachm of Athens or the tridrachm of Corinth hence are also the stater within each denominational system. The main meaning though, especially in modern scholarship, is that of a denomination in gold of about 8.6 grams in the Attic standard.
	Gold ; 8,59 g; 19 mm; 12 h
Production	struck
Mint	Pella
Region	Macedonia
Country	Greece
Publications	G. Le Rider, Le monnayage d’argent et d’or de Philippe II (1977) 163 Nr. 341 a Taf. 63 (dieses Stück, Pella, ca. 340-328 oder ca. 336-328 v. Chr.).
Web Portals	http://numismatics.org/pella/id/lerider.philip_ii.3.341
Item	Coin
Department	Antiquity, Greek, Archaic and Classical periods
Accession	1873 Fox
previous Owner	1. Charles Richard Fox 1844 - 1873 2. 2nd Duke of Devonshire William Cavendish - 1729
Object number	18215941
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