DANUBE REGION. Uncertain tribe. Imitating Philip II of Macedon. 3rd century BC or later. AR tetradrachm (25mm, 13.92 gm, 5h). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 2/5, scuff. Copying types of Amphipolis. Celticized laureate head of Zeus right / ΦΙΛΙΠΠ-OΥ, horseman walking right, palm frond in right hand, reins in left; race torch below horse, B below foreleg. Extremely rare with no apparent prototype in Le Rider and no readily available examples in sales archives. Ex Colosseum Coin Exchange, private sale with old dealer tag

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