RARE CELTIC IRON COIN DIE/MATRIX FOR PHILIP II STATERCa. 100 BC. An iron coin die with a cylindrical body and an engraved circular base used to stamp the pseudo staters of Phillip II. A rare find! Philip II was the king of Macedonia from 359 to 336 BC. He was also a great politician, strategist, and reformer of the Macedonian army. Thanks to his successes in wars with his neighbors, he enlarged the territory of the state, turning Macedonia into a strong state organism. Father of the founder of the Macedonian Empire, Alexander the Great. Size: L:101.1mm / W:28.4mm ; 342.14g Provenance: From the private collection of a South London art professional; previously in a collection formed on the UK/European art market in the 1970s.

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