★ A beautiful pentassarion of Philip II from Side ★

PAMPHYLIA. Side. Philip II, 247-249. Pentassarion (Orichalcum, 33 mm, 18.12 g, 7 h). AYT K•MAPK•IOYΛ•CЄOYHP•ΦΙΛΙΠΠON•CЄB• Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II to right, seen from behind; to right, Є (mark of value). Rev. ΙCOΠΥΘΙOC / CIΔΗΤΩΝ Agonistic crown inscribed IЄΡΟC set on prize table: below, agonistic urn between two palm fronds. BMC -. Gitbud & Naumann 36 (2015), 480 ( same dies ). SNG Copenhagen -. SNG Paris -. SNG PFPS -. SNG von Aulock -. Of the highest rarity, apparently the second known example. A beautiful coin with a very attractive portrait. Minor weakness and light roughness, otherwise, about extremely fine.