COINS OF THE GREEK WORLD MACEDONIAN EMPIRE Philip II, 359-336. . Tetradrachm. Early eastern Celtic imitation. Laureate head of Zeus to r. Rev. ΦIΛIΠΠ - OΥ Rider with branch to r., Λ over torch below. 15.48 g. Göbl pl. 4, 10, 1ff. Very fine.. Ex Harmer Rooke Galleries, New York.. While the obverse might be considered a regular issue, the reverse is clearly Celtic in style and nature. The lettering is large and thin with the O of FILIPP - OU being a small dot and the Y a branch of three segments.
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