Description: Macedonian Kingdom, Philip II (359 - 336 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / ΦIΛIΠΠOΥ; club, Λ below.

Diameter: AE11 mm

Weight: 1,2 g

Grade: aVF/VF

Attribution: SNG ANS 983 (diff. monogram)

Commentary: bronze patina with light green deposits, good details, well centered

History: 356 BC was truely a great year for Philip: his son Alexander was born, his race horse won in the Olympic Games and he conquered the town of Crenides with the richest gold mines in Macedonia.

Article Number: 019-09-03-41652