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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Hellenistic Monarchies| > |Macedonian Kingdom| > GB83702
Macedonian Kingdom, Amyntas III, 393 - 370 or 369 B.C.
|Macedonian| |Kingdom|, |Macedonian| |Kingdom,| |Amyntas| |III,| |393| |-| |370| |or| |369| |B.C.|, Amyntas III, son of Arrhidaeus and father of Philip II, was king of Macedon in 393 BC, and again from 392 to 370 BC. In 393, he was driven out by the Illyrians, but in the following year, with the aid of the Thessalians, he recovered his kingdom. He is historically considered the founder of the unified Macedonian state. He was also a paternal grandfather of Alexander the Great.
GB83702. Bronze dichalkon, SNG ANS 97; SNG Alpha Bank 231; BMC Macedonia p. 172, 9; Westermark Macedonian 2; Weber 2034; SNG Cop -; Lindgren -, F, green patina, small edge split, Macedonia, Aigai or Pella mint, weight 2.288g, maximum diameter 12.7mm, die axis 270o, 393 - 370/369 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right clad in lion skin headdress; reverse AMY-NT-A, boar forepart right, club above; ex Sayles & Lavender; rare; SOLD











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