TYPE Ancient Greece, Philip II of Macedon (359-336 BC), bronze AE14
DESCRIPTION .
Obv: Head of young Herakles to right, clad in lion skin
Rev: Youth on prancing horse, Greek legend PHILIPPOU above, arrowhead below
REFERENCE: Dra 260 var., Mu 7118v, cf. Mul 173 (rev. w/ symbol); Gae XXXI,14
GRADING: AVF / VF, bit rough glossy olive green patina, scarce
ORDER INFO: G3121, $65
Far less common than the usual bronzes of Philip II with the Apollo obverse are the ones that feature a young Herakles of the style familiar from the subsequent reign of Alexander the Great, while retaining the youth on horse (possible pun on Philip's name) reverse.