ID Macedonian shield Gorgoneion DONE, thanks

[zoser]

AE 15
3,1 gr

[shanxi]

Here is another example with Kerykeion

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2091439

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KINGS OF MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios (323-317 BC). Ae 1/2 Unit. Salamis.
Obv: Macedonian shield with gorgoneion on boss.
Rev: B - A.
Macedonian helmet. Control: Kerykeion.
SNG München 910.

[zoser]

Hi Shanxi is there any trick to know the ruler who struck this kind of coins?

Thanks so much

[Altamura]

There is some sort of "classical" article about these coins: Katerini Liampi. “Zur Chronologie der sogenannten 'anonymen' mekedonischen Münzen des späten 4. Jhs. v. Chr.” in JNG XXXVI (1986), which can be found here: http://www.bngev.de/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1986-Band-XXXVI.pdf#page=43&zoom=110,-345,676
(but it is - as the title alrady indicates - in German  ).
Liampi ascribes these coins (it is group 6 in her article) with gorgoneion to the mint of Miletos (but with a "?") and dates them "after 323 BC". So the gorgoneion type is posthumous and it seems to be not clear which ruler minted them.

Regards

Altamura

[Molinari]

Nice, clear Gorgon.  There are a lot of Greek vases that indicate this iconography was used on actual shields.

[zoser]

Hi, thanks so much Shanxi.

Good contribute Altamura, I will have a look at the book

[Meepzorp]

Hi zoser,

I have a similar coin (scroll down, last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/g_macedon_kings_01.htm

Meepzorp

[zoser]

Yes Meepzorp, I can see you dated your to the Interregnum, I though mine belonged to that period too.