Europe: Macedon, Northen Greece, Epiros, Thessaly and Greece.
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Stoa Image Gallery
Album:
The Ruth and Louise McCollum Memorial Collection of Ancient Coin Images
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Greek and Provincial Roman Europe
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Kingdom of Macedon, Perdikkas - brother of Philip II, 365-359 B.C.
AE 18mm, 5.65gm, axis: 1:00
Obv: Head of young Hercules right, wearing lion-skin headdress.
Rx: Lion standing right holding broken spear in jaws; ΠEPΔIK / KA above and below.
Cf. SG 1515.
Viewed: 844 times.
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II, 359-336 B.C.
AE 18mm, 5.36gm, axis: 12:00
Obv: Head of Apollo right, hair bound in tania.
Rx: ΦIΛIΠΠOY above youth riding horse right; A below.
Cf. SG 6696.
Viewed: 789 times.
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II, 359-336 B.C.
AE 20mm, 6.94gm, axis: 2:00
Obv: Head of Apollo right, hair bound in tania.
Rx: ΦIΛIΠΠOY above youth riding horse right; monogram below.
Cf. SG 6696.
Viewed: 665 times.
Alexander III "The Great" AR Tetradrachm
lifetime issue, 335-323 B.C. Mint of Babylon
25mm, 17.11gm, axis: 75º
Obv: Head of Hercules right in lion-skin headdress.
Rx: AΛEΞANΔPOY. Zeus enthroned left, legs parallel, holding eagle and scepter; bee and monogram in field left; monogram below throne.
Price 3619, Cf SG 6719, Muller 696.
Viewed: 682 times.
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III - The Great - 336-323 B.C. AR Drachma
18mm, 4.17gm, axis: 11:00
(Mint of Carlia, Thrace)
Obv: Head of Hercules right in lion-skin headdress.
Rx: AΛEΞANΔPOY. Zeus enthroned left, legs crossed, holding eagle and scepter; tuna in field left; amphora (?) in field right.
Cf. SG 6730, Muller 315.
Viewed: 691 times.
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III - The Great - 336-323 B.C.
AE 18mm, 5.73gm, axis: 7:00
Obv: Head of Hercules right in lion-skin headdress.
Rx: AΛEΞANΔPOY between bow in bowcase and club; BAΣIΛEΩΣ below.
Cf. SG 6741.
Viewed: 658 times.
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III - The Great - 336-323 B.C.
AE 18mm, 5.52gm, axis: 5:30
Obv: Head of Hercules right in lion-skin headdress.
Rx: B - A divided by thunderbolt between club and bow in bowcase.
Cf. SG 6742.
Viewed: 648 times.
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III, 323-316 B.C. AR Drachma
18mm, 4.09gm, axis: 11:00
(Mint of Amphipolis, Thrace)
Obv: Head of Hercules right in lion-skin headdress.
Rx: ΦIΛIΠΠOY. Zeus enthroned left, legs crossed, holding eagle and scepter; ΠA monogram in field left.
Cf. SG 6751, Muller 10.
Viewed: 636 times.
Kingdom of Macedon, Kassander, 316-297 B.C. AE 19mm, 5.23gm, axis: 10:30
Obv: Head of Herculese right in lion-skin headdress.
Rx: KAΣΣANΔPOY. youth riding horse right.
C/M below.
Cf. SG 6754.
Viewed: 637 times.
Kingdom of Macedon, Demetrius Polioketes, 306-283 B.C.
AE 12mm, 1.97gm, axis: 1:00.
Obv: Head of Athena right in Corinthian helmet.
Rx: BA over prow right.
Cf. SG 6771.
Viewed: 686 times.
Kingdom of Macedon, Antigonus Gonatus, 227-239 B.C. AE 18mm, 4.51gm, axis: 6:00.
Obv: Head of Athena right in crested Corinthian helmet.
Rx: Pan erecting trophy right, B - A to left and right.
Cf. SG 6787, Cf. SNG Cop 1206.
Viewed: 658 times.
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip V, 221-179 B.C. AE 25mm, 10.61gm, axis: 8:00
Obv: Radiate head of Helios right.
Rx: BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΦIΛIΠΠOY above and below thunderbolt; monogram above, AP below; all within wreath.
SG 6795.
Viewed: 668 times.
Kingdom of Macedon, Perseus, 178-168 B.C. AE 18mm, 3.97gm, axis: 11:00
Obv: Head of the hero Perseus right wearing winged helmet terminating in bird's head, before: harpa.
Rx: Eagle, wings spread, standing left on thunderbolt, ΠEP monogram to left, IΩ monogram to right, in ex: 2 stars.
Cf. SG 6807.
Viewed: 634 times.
Macedon under Roman rule, 158-149 B.C. AR Tetradrachm.
32mm, 16.74gm, axis: 9:00
Obv: Macedonian shield at center of which, bust of Artemis Tauropolos right, bow and quiver at shoulder.
Rx: MAKEΔONΩN / ΠPΩTHΣ above and below club right; AP monogram above; all within oak-wreath to left of which, thunderbolt.
Cf. SG 1386.
Viewed: 684 times.
Cities of Macedon under Roman rule, Pella, 158-149 B.C. AE 19mm, 6.96gm, axis: 11:00
Obv: Bust of Pan right, pedum at shoulder.
Rx: ΠEΛ / ΛHΣ to left and right of Athena Alkidemos advancing right, brandishing spear and holding shield, monograms in fields.
Cf. SG 1445.
Viewed: 634 times.
Cities of Macedon under Roman rule, Thessalonica, late 2nd century B.C.
AE 18mm, 7.75gm, axis: 6:00
Obv: Head of Dionysos right wreathed in ivy.
Rx: ΘHΣΣAΛO / NIKHS above and below goat standing right, monogram in field left.
Cf. SG 1466.
Viewed: 653 times.
Cities of Macedon under Roman rule, Thessalonica, after 88 B.C.
AE 18mm, 3.75gm, axis: 12:00
Obv: Head of Janus.
Rx: ΘHΣΣAΛO / NIKHS below two centaurs, each holding branch, prancing back-to-back.
Cf. SG 1469.
Viewed: 629 times.
Roman Provincial Macedon, Phillipi, time of Augustus, 27 B.C. - 14 A.D.
AE 17mm, 3.40gm, axis: 6:00
Obv: VIC - AVG across fields, Victory stqnding left on globe holding wreath and palm.
Rx: COHOR / PRAE / PHIL around 3 sides of 3 legionary standards.
SGI 32.
This coin commemorates the battle of Philippi where the last of the conspirators against Caesar were defeated, and the young Octavian soiled himself and hid in the bushes.
Viewed: 672 times.
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Gallery:
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Album:
The Ruth and Louise McCollum Memorial Collection of Ancient Coin Images
Album:
Greek and Provincial Roman Europe
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