Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 151. Closing Date: Jun 08, 2005. 
Estimate $750  

       KINGS of MACEDON. Philip II. 359-336 BC. AR 
       Tetradrachm (14.30 gm, 1h). Amphipolis mint. 
       Struck under Kassander or Demetrios, circa 298-294 
       BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Youth on 
       horseback right, holding palm; thunderbolt and X 
       below, ME monogram below raised foreleg. Le Rider 
       pl. 48, 3; SNG ANS 810. Good VF. Choice centering 
       and strike. ($750)

       From the Dr. Thomas Dailey Collection.

       This coin is representative of a late issue of 
       posthumous Phillip tetradrachms from Amphipolis 
       that present a curious feature. The youth on 
       horseback, normally seen as an ephebe wearing a 
       petasos or taenia, on these coins look remarkably 
       feminized: the hair is tied back in a chignon and 
       the body type is generally "rounder" than usual. 
       Why this would occur is unknown.        Copyright © CNG 2002
High bid of $750, $862.5 June 8, 2005.

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