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The subject of this article is the Macedonian royal bronze coins which carry the head of Herakles on the obverse side and a horseman with the legends ΦΙ ΒΑ on the reverse. These coins were minted during the reign of Philip III Arrhidaios, between 323–317 B.C. Although it is almost certain that these coins originated in Asia Minor due to the examples found in the course of the Sardeis excavations, they are listed under the title of Macedonia in the major coin catalogues. Further examples of these coins, which have been evaluated under the title “Uncertain Asia Minor” only in the Winterthur Collection, were found on Mount Nif to the east of Izmir. Indeed, one example found in the archaeological excavations of the Necropolis of Karamattepe in the south of the mountain and another, found on the surface of Mount Nif and transferred to the Izmir Archaeological Museum together with four others in the museum’s collection show these coins are of Asia Minor origin. 

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