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Philip Type 4Drachm.1 of Macedonia, Kings, Philip II

philip_type_4Drachm

Lot No.2752. VF but lightweight at 12.7grams.

$ 185.

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DANUBE REGION. Circa 2nd Century BC. AR Tetradrahm imitatating Philip II of Macedon. Zeus head right/Celtized horse left.

The Celtic Mercenaries of the 3rd century BC returned to central and wester Europe with the money they'd been paid by the Macedonian kings. When they wanted more money like it, they made their own in distinctive Celtic style.

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