Gold half-stater of King Philip II of Macedon (r. 359-336 BCE), father of Alexander the Great.
Gold half-stater of King Philip II of Macedon (r. 359-336 BCE), father of Alexander the Great. On the obverse, the head of Heracles, wearing the skin of the Nemean Lion; on the reverse, the forepart of a lion and a trident-head, with the inscription ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ (”Of Philip”) above. Photo credit: Exekias/Wikimedia Commons. -- source link
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