"A peculiar anthologic maze, an amusing literary chaos, a farrago of quotations, a mere olla podrida of quaintness, a pot pourri of pleasant delites, a florilegium of elegant extracts, a tangled fardel of old-world flowers of thought, a faggot of odd fancies, quips, facetiae, loosely tied" (Holbrook Jackson, Anatomy of Bibliomania) by a "laudator temporis acti," a "praiser of time past" (Horace, Ars Poetica 173).
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Friday, October 24, 2025
Coin of Philip II of Macedon
Among my small collection of ancient coins is a bronze coin from the reign of Philip II (359-336 BC) of Macedon, showing on the obverse Apollo's head facing right, and on the reverse a youth on horseback facing right with the name ΦIΛIΠΠOY above. The coin commemorates Philip II's Olympic victory in horse racing (356 BC). Here is an image showing the type, although my coin isn't identical:
The coin was a gift from my son.
