Help Identifying An Ancient (I Believe) Greek Philip II ?

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Roma2021 Pillar of the Community Italy 1130 Posts	Posted 07/30/2025 3:16 pm Hello everyone, Been a long time since I've posted... Bought this in a collection today; the first ancient I've owned in a few years... Am I on the right path with a Philip II GREEK bronze? It weighs 7.51 g. As always, any help would be appreciated!! Roma Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 07/30/2025 8:24 pm An interesting coin, seemingly with pegasus facing right on the rev. I wish there was a little more remaining detail to help narrow things down. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Roma2021 Pillar of the Community Italy 1130 Posts	Posted 08/05/2025 1:06 pm Anyone? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16816 Posts	Posted 08/06/2025 08:28 am With a pegasus on the reverse, rather than a normal horse, it's not Philip II. It's also got an inscription on the obverse, which is making it look far more "Roman" then "Greek". Here's the VCoins index of every ancient coin in their database with a pegasus on it: https://www.vcoins.com/en/coins/anc...gory=pegasos I'm not really seeing a good match - through the Roman Republic denarius of Q.Titius and the bronzes of Syracuse are both kind of close. 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
Roma2021 Pillar of the Community Italy 1130 Posts	Posted 08/06/2025 1:00 pm @sap... Thanks. I've about exhausted that list. What's throwing me off is the weight 7.5 and the fact that it's clearly bronze and not silver. If it's a cast fake it's a better one. Part and parcel of buying a collection... But I can't find a match Report this Post to the Staff
Novicius Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1168 Posts	Posted 08/06/2025 1:18 pm There are a few Philip II coins that are similar. On ACsearch one that closely fits the description is seen on the link below. It is 19 mm in diameter and 7.5 gr in weight. The outline of the horse matches, as does the outline of the youth on the horse. The height of the horses tail is also of a similar height on the coin. There is not enough detail on the OP coin to show if there is any legend or other devices. (The legend above the rider, if any, is off flan.) Another search may reveal a coin that is closer, but a youth on a horse is a common Philip II reverse. https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4231764 Report this Post to the Staff
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