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Coins of Philip II in the northeast of Iran
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    Posted: 25-Oct-2009 at 12:57
Susia (modern Tus, near Mashhad) in the northeast of Iran was an important ancient city which was conquered by Alexander in 330 BC, it is said in this city Alexander showed himself for the first time in an oriental dress, in an attempt to win the hearts of the Iranians.

The interesting thing is that archaeologists have found some coins of Philip in this city, one of them is already in Razavi Museum of Mashhad, as you read here, "the oldest coin in the museum’s possession is one dating back to King Philip II, father of Alexander the Great."
 
This is the coin:
 
 
I think this is similar to coins of Alexander but there is the name of Philip on the back of the coin!
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Posts: 5 		  Quote qorci Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29-Oct-2009 at 00:18
Cyrus,

With all respect, something is wrong.

This style of coin looks like a Lysimachus tetradrachm. One side had Alexander wearing a diadem with the horns of Ammon. just like the one you pictured. The other side had Athena and was written "King Lysimachus". Lysimachus was the first one to use this style. Philip II never used this style of coin.

If it says Philip on the back, it may refer to Philip III, Alexander's half-brother. But, I have never seen any Philip ever named on this coin type. Only Lysimachus.

The article doesn't have any pictures.

If you can post the reverse I would be grateful to see it.
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