Philip II of Macedon 359-336 BC AR Tetradrachm 14.4g – Lifetime Issue – Horseman LEFT – Pella Mint.

Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II, 359-336 BC

AR Tetradrachm – Lifetime issue, Pella mint, ca. 359-349 BC

Weight: 14.4g | Diameter: 28mm | Die axis: 12h (typical)

Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus right

Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, Philip II wearing kausia and chlamys, on horseback LEFT, right hand raised; [control mark: star / Δ / M / IM monogram under foreleg – check your coin]

References: SNG ANS 350 (IM), SNG ANS 355 (star), SNG ANS 467 (M/trident); Le Rider 59; cf. SNG Copenhagen 547

Notes: Early lifetime type with rare left-facing horseman, struck at Pella before Amphipolis production. Scarcer than common right-facing posthumous issues.