Roger Uselton Collection of Ancient and Biblical Coins
Coin Detail
- Uselton Catalog #: 14
- Class: Greek
- Ruling Authority: Philip II (359-336 B.C.)
- Date Struck: 359-336 B.C.
- Type: AE18 (bronze)
- Size: 17.9 mm.
- Weight: 5.42 g.
- Die Axis: 180°
- Obverse: Macedonian mint, head of Apollo right wearing taenia.
- Reverse: PHILLIPOU, young male rider wearing petasos on horse prancing right, YE monogram below.
- Exergue:
- References: SNG ANS 845; SNG Cop 601?
- Original #: 20
“Philip II became the ruler of all Greece when he defeated the Athenians at the Battle of Chaeroneia in 338 B.C. Philip personally selected the design of his coins. His horse, on the reverse of this coin, won a race in the Olympic Games in 356 B.C., the year his son Alexander the Great was born.” (Forum Ancient Coins) “This coin was designed to immortalize Philip’s own victory in the equestrian events at the Olympic games in 356 BC, the year of Alexander the Great’s birth. The reverse of this type likely depicts his winning horse. Philip II was an Olympic champion three times.”