Description: Macedonian Kingdom, Philip V (221 - 179 BC). Minted ca 183 - 179 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ; harpa, monogram ΔI above, all within oak-wreath.

Diameter: AE21 mm

Weight: 8 g

Grade: VF/gVF

Attribution: SNG Alpha Bank 1116; Mamroth 25a

Commentary: glossy black patina, good centering, sharp details

History: In 180 BC Philip V had his younger son Demetrios executed, because of supposed plot against his other son Perseus.

Article Number: 021-06-03-41652