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Parthian & Macedonian Bronze Coins

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I just picked up these two fairly low grade ancients. Any help IDing these would be appreciated.

Is the first is a Macedonian coin of Philip II? And is the second Parthian? I'm not certain of the ruler.


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 Posted 08/30/2018  02:37 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Palouche to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
BobL is the expert on these but the 2nd coin looks like Mithradates II maybe something like this...Paul

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Interested to hear what Bob has to say about the Parthian coin.
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 Posted 08/30/2018  08:06 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Kamnaskires to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Nice to see yet another Mithradates II coin posted this week. Good call, Paul. Definitely a tetrachalkous of this king. Some of the features are worn, so pinning down the exact Sellwood variety may not be possible. It's either a Sellwood 26.25, or a Sellwood type 24.33-36.

Regarding the first coin: Given that the horse appears to be rider-less, I suspect it's not Philip II but rather the big guy, Alexander III (the Great) - although Alexander II (370-367) issued similar types. Given the condition, it's hard to get a read on the device below the horse, to the right of the ground line. It may be a horizontal Boeotian shield, similar to:
http://www.coinproject.com/coin_det...?coin=331235
(reverse closeup here: http://www.coinproject.com/siteimages/132-352r.jpg )
http://www.coinproject.com/coin_det...?coin=319928
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Palouche & Bob L - Great! Thank you very much for the help. I knew that you experts would have all the answers.
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