Todays marks the 2354th anniversary of the battle of Chaeronea. Fought in central Greece in 338 B.C., the forces of Philip II of Macedon crushed an allied army of Athens, Thebes, Corinth, and several other Greek city-states. The Sacred Band of Thebes, the elite force of Thebes comprised of 150 pairs of male lovers, was destroyed and the power of Thebes was broken. The victory brought almost the entirety of Greece into alliance with Macedon, except Sparta, and allowed Philip to establish the League of Corinth. In early 336 B.C. Philip sent an advance force into Persian territory, with the intention of following them with his army later in the year, but was assassinated. His son Alexander inherited the throne, and the rest is history. Feel free to post your coins of Philip II of Macedon, Athens, Thebes, Corinth, or anything else you feel is relevant. I only have a Celtic imitative of Philip II. Celts Danube Region AR Tetradrachm, 14.259g, 25.3mm, 0o, Obv: laureate head of Zeus right. Rev: FILIPPOU, naked youth on horse pacing right holding branch, L-K and torch below. SGCV I 203
Interesting anniversary and good details. My only Philip II coins are a set of four with different devices: bull or cow head, retrograde P, bucranium, and spearhead
Cool write up. I recently posted a thread but failed to put a name the particular battle only refered to it. Here's the coin again though. Boeotia, Thebes
Cool write-up @TheRed ! This was a CRITICAL battle, and History's Military Mastermind DESTROYED the Greeks! CELTIC AR IMITATIVES of Philip II: Celtic Imitation Philip II AR Drachm Kugelwangel type- Agora auction Celtic Imitation Philip II AR Drachm - pecunum auction MAKEDON AE Philip II: Makedon Philip II 359-336 BC AE 17 Horse Rider LEFT-LEFT facing RARE Makedon AE 19 6-1g Philip II 359-336 BCE Left Face and Man on Horse r Makedon Philip II 359-336 BC AE 19 Horse Hound
SILVER PHILIP II: MACEDON Philip II 1-5th Stater Apollo head r - Horseman r trident below as S6691 Makedon Philip II Tet Pella LIFETIME 353-349 Zeus Horse star spearhd O-R Le Rider 102
WOW!! What a super OP Celtic imitative!! Terrific posts guys...so I'll shift gears a bit.... How about a tetraobol of the Chalcidian league???----only to be defeated by Philip in 348 BC. AR Tetraobol of the Chalkidian League Struck at Olynthus, 432-348 BC 2.36 grams, 14 mm; SNG ANS 528 Laureate head of Apollo right Chitara (lyre-like instrument) within square, XALKDION around--- (of the Chaldians?)
Great coins folks. This one is a real pain to get a good photo of... it's so shiny. Macedonian Kingdom, Philip II 359-336 BC, 1/5 Tetradrachm, 2.34g: Laureate head of Apollo right / Rider on a horse right "FILIPPOY" above,grain ear below. SNG ANS 7 698.
Great battle snippet. Here are some relevant tetradrachms and staters: Special thanks to @TIF for a bit of advice before pulling the trigger on the Philip thunderbolt. I still owe these a proper write-up.
