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  Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 191. Closing Date: Jan 
  10, 2005.Sold For $2200 

KINGS of MACEDON. Philip V. 221-179 BC. AR 
Tetradrachm (17.11 gm, 12h). Pella or Amphipolis 
mint. Struck circa 211-197 BC. Helmeted and 
beardless head of the hero Perseus left, harpa 
over shoulder, in boss of a Macedonian shield 
decorated with seven eight-pointed stars within 
double crescents / BASILEWS FILIPPOU, club within 
oak wreath, M to left. Boehringer, Chron. pl. 8, 7 
(same dies); Mamroth, Philip -; AMNG III pg. 197, 
1 (Philip VI; same dies); cf. SNG Alpha Bank 1051; 
SNG München 1125 var. (no M). Good VF, lightly 
toned. Rare. ($2000)

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