ID Help. Ancient Coin. Looks Like Caesar | Macedonia, Philip

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edibeady21 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 02/02/2009 04:23 am I've been searching everywhere for this coin but haven't found anything. If anyone knows what kind of coin this is or has any info please let me know. here are some pictures. thanks Image: front.jpg 61.01 KB Image: back.jpg 67.87 KB Edited by Sap 02/12/2009 07:07 am Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16851 Posts	Posted 02/02/2009 07:03 am Not Roman, but Greek. The Greek letters "PhIL" above the horse and rider indicate this was issued by a Greek king named Philip. The most famous Philip (and the most likely you're going to find with coins of this design) is Philip II of Macedonia, the father of Alexander the Great. The portrait is not actually that of the king, but that of the god, Apollo. These small bronzes of Philip are a very common type of ancient coin. There are dozens of varieties, differing in the "control marks", symbols or letters which appear underneath the horse. Yours seems to have a "thunderbolt" there. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/02/2009 09:17 am , Nice patina on this coin, Philip II circa mid 300's BCE. Report this Post to the Staff
edibeady21 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 02/02/2009 9:02 pm thanks alot :D Report this Post to the Staff
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