KINGS of MACEDON. Philip V. 221-179 BC. AR Didrachm (24.5mm, 8.32 g, 12h). Attic standard. Pella or Amphipolis mint; Zoilos, mintmaster. Struck circa 184-179 BC. EF.

Triton XXIX
Lot: 146. Estimated: $ 3 000

Greek, 12h, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip V. 221-179 BC. AR Didrachm (24.5mm, 8.32 g, 12h). Attic standard. Pella or Amphipolis mint; Zoilos, mintmaster. Struck circa 184-179 BC. Diademed head right / Club; mintmaster's monogram and BAΣIΛEΩΣ above, ΦIΛIΠΠOY below, monograms to lower left and right; all within oak wreath tying to left; star to outer left. Mamroth, Philip 24; HGC 3, 1059; SNG Alpha Bank 1053 (same obv. die); O’Hagan Collection (Sotheby’s 1908), lot 349 (same obv. die). Old iridescent tone, a few marks. EF. Well struck. An exceptional example, with a sharp portrait.

From the G.W. Trow Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 116 (1 October 2019), lot 81; Peter Guber Collection (Manhattan Sale II, 4 January 2011), lot 33; Kirk Davis FPL 49 (March 2006), no. 33; Classical Numismatic Group 69 (8 June 2005), lot 200 (and front cover).

Philip V was the son of the Macedonian king Demetrios II Aitolikos. He was only nine at the time of his father's death in 239 BC, so the kingdom passed to his cousin, Antigonos III Doson, who ruled until 221 BC. The entirety of his reign was devoted to maintaining the supremacy of Macedon in Greece, which inevitably brought the kingdom into conflict with Rome, whose power in Greece was ascendant. Two major wars ensued, the First and Second Macedonian Wars, the latter culminating in the overwhelming defeat of the Macedonians at the Battle of Cynocephalae in 197 BC. Although Philip retained his kingdom, the influence of Macedon was considerably decreased, and Greece passed into the sphere of Rome.

The final winners of all Triton XXIX lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 13-14 January 2026.

Triton XXIX – Session One – Lot 1-301 will be held Tuesday morning, 13 January 2026 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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