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LOT 2906
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II AE Unit. 359-336 BC.
Uncertain mint in Macedon. Diademed male head to right / ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, youth on horseback to right; below, spearhead to right. SNG ANS 850-1. Near Very Fine. Green patina.(7.85gr, 20mm, 9h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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