Description: Macedonian Kingdom, Philip II (359 - 336 BC). AE Quarter Unit, Miletos mint, ca 323 BC. Diademed head of Apollo right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΦIΛIΠΠOΥ; naked youth on horseback riding right.

Diameter: AE12 mm

Weight: 1,06 g

Grade: VF/VF

Attribution: Price P65 (Philip III); Thompson 217; SNG ANS 1005; SNG Cop 1171 (Philip IV)

Commentary: rare; black patina, sharp details, good centering, minor patina breaks on edge

History: During his hostage in Thebes as a young boy, Philip became eromenos (young lover) of Theban statesman and general Pelopidas.

Article Number: 037-07-07-41652