Ancient Bronze Coin of Philip II of Macedon — Father of Alexander the Great, Struck in the 4th Century BC Around the Time of His Assassination | Album History Collection

Philip II Bronze Coin Album (359–336 BC) — Father of Alexander the Great

Authentic bronze coins from Philip II of Macedon — assassinated 336 BC, launching Alexander the Great's world conquests. Circulated during Macedonia's rise from minor kingdom to Greek superpower.

Philip's Historic Transformation

• Unified Greek city-states through diplomacy + military genius

• Created Macedonian phalanx — revolutionized ancient warfare

• Assassinated 336 BC at daughter's wedding in Aegae theater

• Instant elevation of 20-year-old Alexander III to throne

World-Changing Assassination

• Philip's sudden death = history's greatest turning point

• Set stage for largest empire from Greece to India

• Coin from exact era of Macedon's meteoric rise

Numismatic Legacy

Tangible relic from the man who made Alexander's conquests possible — bronze that circulated when history's most famous father-son succession unfolded.

Perfect Macedonian Collection Starter

Direct artifact from Philip II's reign — the dramatic moment when one king's death created the world's greatest conqueror.

Note: Images show representative examples of coins from Philip II's reign.