Philip I AE 26 of Thessalonica, Macedonia. AD 244-249.
Pythian Games issue. 

AY K M IOVLIOC FILIPPOC legend, laureate, draped bust right. 
QECCALONIKEWN NE PYQIA, Apollo Pythios standing left, right 
hand on head, left elbow resting on serpent-entwined column, 
holding laurel branch and bow; to left a tripod altar 
surmounted by a prize crown and five golden apples (prizes). 

Varbanov 4668. 
Scarce.

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(www.timelineauctions.com), March, 2017