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Tetradrachm In the name of Philip II, Pella
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 323 BC - 315 BC |
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| Diameter | 24 mm |
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| Reverse description | A youthful jockey, nude and leaning forward in a dynamic riding posture, mounted on a horse walking to the right while holding a palm branch in his raised hand, symbolizing victory. Beneath the horse, a serpent coiled to the right serves as a secondary device. In the exergue, a Boeotian shield is depicted, likely referencing Macedonian military alliances or conquests. The ethnic legend ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ runs vertically along the right field, identifying the coin as issued in the name of Philip. The composition is balanced and typical of the posthumous tetradrachm series struck at Pella. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Struck posthumously in the name of Philip II, this tetradrachm was produced at Pella during one of the most turbulent successions in ancient history — the decade following Alexander the Great's death in 323 BC, when his generals began dismembering the empire. Macedonia itself cycled through multiple claimants to real authority, yet the mint continued issuing under Philip's name, a deliberate signal of continuity from whoever held power at a given moment. The practice of posthumous coinage in Philip's name persisted well into the Antipatrid and early Diadochi period.
SNG ANS 8 #450 provides the closest parallel for attribution.