East Celts, Carpathian Basin, tetradrachm, early imitation of Philip II of Macedon, 4th-3rd century BC, uncertain mint

East Celts, Carpathian Basin, tetradrachm, early imitation of Philip II of Macedon, 4th-3rd century BC, uncertain mint.

Obv. laureate head of Zeus, bearded, right; border of dots.

Rev. +ΙΛΙΠ-Π.Y; naked horseman, holding palm frond in his right hand and reins in his left, riding horse to right; below horse, Argead Star (Vergina Sun); below left foreleg, ‘E’; border of dots.

Silver, 13.69 g, 23.9 mm. Preda 1973 -, Pink 1974 b -.

Grade VF, patina. Extraordinary good style, rare. Ex Dorotheum.

The coin qualified among imitations because of the cross replacing the letter Φ. Apart from that, however, the coin does not differ from the regular issues of Philip II.