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Macedonia, under Roman rule. First Meris. Silver Tetradrachm (16.92 g), ca. 167-148 BC. Amphipolis.
Macedonian shield with central boss depicting diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and
quiver at shoulder. Rev.
MAKEDONWN PRWTHS
, club; above, monogram; below, two monograms; all
within oak-wreath; to left, thunderbolt. AMNG III 178; SNG Ashmolean 3299. Beautifully toned. Superb
Extremely Fine.
$500
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Macedonian Kingdom. Archelaos. Silver Stater (16.72 g), 413-399 BC. Aigai. Head of Apollo right, wear-
ing tainia. Rev.
ARCE
-
LA
-[
O
], horse standing right, rein trailing, in linear square within incuse square.
Westermark grp. II, series 2 (dies O66/R82); SNG ANS 66-7. Attractive light toning. Struck in high relief.
Nearly Extremely Fine.
$2,000
From the Dionysus Collection.
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Macedonian Kingdom. Philip II. Gold Stater (8.47 g), 359-336 BC. Pella, ca. 340-328 BC. Laureate head
of Apollo right. Rev.
FILIPPOU
in exergue, charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving galloping biga
right; below, kantharos. Le Rider 133 ff (uncertain dies); SNG ANS 138. Expressive portrait of fine style.
Well struck and perfectly centered. Matte-like luster. Nearly Mint State.
$3,000
From the Dionysus Collection.
The popular gold coinage of Philip II ultimately derived its obverse image of Apollo from the coinage of the Chalkidian
League, an important Greek federal state in southern coastal Macedonia that he conquered in 348 BC. The type may have
been intended to refer to Philip’s status as leader of the Amphiktyonic League of Delphi - Apollo’s most famous sanctu-
ary in Greece - or to cast him in a more general panhellenic light in preparation for his projected war against the Achae-
menid Persian Empire. The biga reverse type probably refers to the victory of Philip’s chariot in the synoris event in the
Olympic games of 352 BC. The Macedonian king was fond of commemorating his Olympic victories on his coins. His
horse-and-jockey tetradrachms also celebrate the victory of his horse in the keles event of the Olympic games in 356 BC.