359 BC - 336 BC

Philippus II   Rex Macedoniae
Φίλιππος Β'   Βασιλέας Μακεδονίας
 AE 18
 SHH 4803

uncleaned
4803 Philippus II Rex Macedoniae AE uncleaned
cleaned
4803Philippus II Rex Macedoniae AE cleaned

ground
4803Philippus II Rex Macedoniae AE ground

Parameter












Obverse
Reverse
Notes
Reference
Provenance
 5.51 g   16.9-18.1 mm   9:00 o'clock   F

uncleaned
t = 2.6-3.8 mm w = 5.52 g ρ = 8.56 g/cm^3 σ(960 Hz) obv.   4.1-  5.4 rev.   4.4-  5.8 MS/m

cleaned
t = 2.6-3.8 mm w = 5.51 g ρ = 8.41 g/cm^3 σ(960 Hz) obv.   4.2-  5.2 rev.   4.5-  6.0 MS/m
                                                               σ(120 Hz) obv.                rev.   5.0-  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
 63.8
 21.0
 0.0 0.1
 0.2
0.1
 0.3
 0.5
 0.0
 12.1
 0.2
 1.7
 0.0
rev.
 0.0
 0.0
 61.4
 22.8
 0.0
 0.1
 0.2
0.2
 0.3
 0.6
 0.0
 11.0
 0.2
 3.2
 0.0

Head of Apollo wearing taenia right.
Young nude male rider right, [right hand raised]; [ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ] 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