Ancient Gold Coins
Lot 3546 SESSION 12 (Friday at 11.30am) Ancient Gold Coins
Estimate $9,000
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MACEDON, Kingdom of Philip II, (359-336 B.C.), gold stater, (8.62 grams), Pella mint, issued period III, c.323/2-c.315 B.C., obv. head of Apollo to right with laureate wreath, thunderbolt symbol below, rev. galloping biga driven by charioteer holding kentron in right hand, reins in left hand, helmet below, in exergue **FILIPPOV*, (cf.S.6663, cf SNG Cop. 531, Le Rider unreported die mating [dies obv. D188/rev.R321]), good extremely fine, lustrous, and wonderfuly centered, the finest auctioned by this firm, and very rare.
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