359 BC - 336 BC

Philippus II   Rex Macedoniae
Φίλιππος Β'   Βασιλέας Μακεδονίας
 AE 18
 SHH 4802

uncleaned
4802 Philippus II Rex Macedoniae AE uncleaned
cleaned
4802 Philippus II Rex Macedoniae AE cleaned

ground
4802_Philip_II_AE_ground.jpg

Parameter












Obverse
Reverse
Notes
Reference
Provenance
 6.19 g   17.2-17.7 mm   10:00 o'clock   F

uncleaned
t = 2.5-4.3 mm w = 6.19 g ρ = 8.78 g/cm^3 σ(960 Hz) obv.   4.6-  5.2 rev.   4.5-  5.3 MS/m

cleaned
t = 2.5-4.3 mm w = 6.19 g ρ = 8,66 g/cm^3 σ(960 Hz) obv.   4.4-  5.0 rev.   4.3-  5.4 MS/m
                                                               σ(120 Hz) obv.                rev.   4.7-  6.1 MS/m
XRF %
 Au
 Ag
 Cu
 Sn
 Zn
 Pb
 As
S
 Cl
 P
 Na
 Ca
 Fe
 Si Sb
obv. 0.0 0.0
 71.2
 12.8
 0.0 0.1
 0.2
0.1
 0.5
 0.1
 0.0
 7.8
 2.4
 4.8
 0.0
rev.
 0.0
 0.0
 73.6
 13.0
 0.0
 0.1
 0.2
0.1
 0.5
 0.1
 0.0
 6.7
 1.2
 4.8
 0.0

Head of Apollo wearing taenia right.
Young nude male rider right, [right hand raised]; [Φ]ΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ above; [monogramm below].
Coin surfaces roughly ground to remove the patina.
 ANS 830/1005; Copenhagen 581/621; Sear Greek 6696/6699
Ex Hirsch 281/1170, 25.4.2012