Philip II Macedon Silver Coin Pendant - Obverse Laureate Head of Zeus - Reverse Horseman Olympic Victor - Ancient Greece

Obverse,Laureate head of Zeus (Greek tetradrachm) minted in Pella, Macedon during the reign of Phillip II (359-336 B.C.). Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ. Horseman bearing palm branch in the right hand. Below the horse, thunderbolt. Philip II of Macedon, best known as the father of Alexander the Great, was an accomplished king and military commander in his own right. His coinage was issued to finance soldiers and recruit mercenaries, and as a result spread far beyond Greece. Philip II is the first Macedonian king who took the title of Olympic Victor, and indeed thrice over, thanks to his swift and able horses. At the Olympic Games of 356 BC he won the horse-racing contest (the keles). The king was so proud that he represented his horse on his silver tetradrachms. The pendant is handcrafted in Greece with extra care in 925 sterling silver.Its diameter size is 1.9 cm(excluding the bails) and weighs approximately 6 g. This pendant is without the chain (402BB)