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Tetrachalkon - Philip II Spear Head
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 359 BC - 336 BC |
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| Weight | 7.41 g |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Apollo facing right, rendered in the idealized Hellenic style with richly detailed, layered curls swept back from the brow and bound with a tainia. The youthful, clean-shaven face displays fine workmanship characteristic of early Macedonian bronze coinage. The effigy is set within a beaded border and occupies the full field of the flan, with no inscription on this side. |
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| Reverse description | A nude youth, depicted as a jockey, rides a horse at a vigorous gallop to the right, the animal's forelegs raised in dynamic motion. In the lower field beneath the horse, a spearhead is shown pointing to the left, serving as a control symbol. The Greek legend ΦIΛIΠΠOY, reading 'of Philip', arcs above the equestrian group in bold characters. The composition is contained within the slightly irregular round flan typical of hammered Macedonian bronzes of the period. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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