Coins of Philip II in Khorasan

[Cyrus]

According to this Persian site: http://www.aqrazavi.org/Astan/A5164.htm the oldest coins which have been found in a historical site in the north east of Iran (near the Turkmenistan border) are some soins of Philip II (father of Alexander), what do you think about it?
Were there economic relations between Central Asia and Macedonia before Alexander's invasion or Macedonian soldiers of Alexander brought these coins in Khorasan?

[Nax]

Didn't Philip import horses from Asia? So there would have been trade of sorts.

[heinrich]

Both Holt and Lendering refer to Greek coins that were found in Bactria, so I guess that Macedonian coins in Parthia are not unusual either.HM

[Cyrus]

yes but they are all Post-Alexander coins, aren't they?

[beausefaless]

The answer to your question is yes.The first two answers to your post in this message thread fall terribly short!The best breeding of Greek and Macedonian horse stock took place in Thessaly the infusion of Scythian, Nisean, Jaf, Ferghana and possibly Caspian and other blood into the Makedonian horses existed long before Philip's time. Since the Persian Arab is thought to have been introduced into Persia around 2000 BC, it is likely that this bloodline was all ready included.Philip had access to the native breeds such as the Pindos, Skyros, Pineias, Messara and Andravidas, with the infusion of these small but very fast and strong horse, with the exception of Thessaly, Philip's breeding program was second to no one in western Europe Philip's gold was recognized anywhere but his silver was not. These coins shown were not of Philip nor post Philip or Alexander's hoard.

[heinrich]

Are you sure that the Athenian coins found in Bactria postdate Alexander? If I recall correctly, Holt mentions them to show that there were some trade links between Greece and Bactria; this is also what is written in the Cambridge Ancient History, which suggests that people had been deported to the east several times, who had maintained their traditions and had been allowed to have some contact with their relatives in the far west. I think this is not implausible.HM

[Nax]

Good answer Andrew. My point was, if Philip was trading stock, then it was obvious it existed prior to him, since he is not noted for having OPENED the trade routes.Now those greek horses- were all those breeds in existance at the time of Philip? or were some "modern" developments?