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Tetrachalkon - Philip II Thunderbolt
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 359 BC - 336 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse description | Nude youth on horseback, riding at full gallop to the right, the rider depicted without saddle or stirrups in the ancient Macedonian equestrian tradition, with the horse shown in dynamic extended stride. A thunderbolt appears below the horse in the exergual area as a symbol of Macedonian royal authority. The Greek ethnic legend ΦIΛIΠΠOY runs in the field identifying the issuing king. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΦIΛIΠΠOY (Translation: Philip II) |
| Edge | Plain |
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