(Apr 18, 2016)
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| Diameter | 25 mm | | Weight | 14.30 g. | A particularly attractive example of an ancient Greek tetradrachm minted in the name of the brilliant King Philip II of Macedon
The obverse with a magnificent, powerful portrait of the Father of the Gods, Zeus, shown facing right with thick, bushy beard and wearing laurel wreath
The reverse commemorating Philip's triumph in the horse race at the Olympic games of 356 BC
An extremely attractive example with an obverse portrait struck from a die of true artistic merit
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