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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Greek Coins| ▸ |Hellenistic Monarchies| ▸ |Macedonian Kingdom||View Options:   | | | Macedonia, also called Macedon, was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, and later the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. The kingdom was founded and initially ruled by the royal Argead dynasty, which was followed by the Antipatrid and Antigonid dynasties. |
Philip II became the ruler of all Greece when he defeated the Athenians at the Battle of Chaeroneia in 338 B.C. Philip personally selected the design of his coins. His horse, on the reverse of this coin, won a race in the Olympic Games in 356 B.C., the year his son Alexander the Great was born. GB56588. Bronze AE 18, SNG Alpha Bank 350, SNG ANS 887, F, weight 7.447 g, maximum diameter 18.4 mm, die axis 0o, Macedonian mint, 359 - 336 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Apollo right; reverse ΦIΛIΠΠOY, nude young male rider on horse prancing right, kantharos below; SOLD
Macedonian Kingdom, Kassander, c. 319 - 297 B.C.
Antipater's son but not his heir, Kassander seized power in 317 B.C. He had no intention of surrendering rule to Alexander's son, who was to be king when he came of age. In 311 B.C., Kassander had Alexander's young son and the boy's mother, Roxane, murdered. In 305 B.C., he declared himself king of Macedonia. Kassander restored peace and prosperity to the kingdom, while founding or restoring numerous cities (including Thessalonica, Cassandreia, and Thebes). He was, however, so ambitious, unscrupulous, and ruthlessness that even members of his own family were estranged from him.GB63185. Bronze AE 19, SNG Alpha Bank 924; cf. SNG Munchen 1011 (DI monogram right), SNG Cop 1148 (AV monogram right), aVF, some corrosion, weight 5.643 g, maximum diameter 18.9 mm, die axis 225o, Pella or Amphipolis mint, 305 - 297 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, clad in Nemean lion scalp headdress tied at neck; reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ KAΣΣANΔPOY, horseman prancing right, arm raised, monogram N right, ΠY monogram below; SOLD
Macedonian Kingdom, Philip II of Macedonia, 359 - 336 B.C.
Philip II became the ruler of all Greece when he defeated the Athenians at the Battle of Chaeroneia in 338 B.C. Philip personally selected the design of his coins. His horse, on the reverse of this coin, won a race in the Olympic Games in 356 B.C., the year his son Alexander the Great was born.GB74834. Bronze AE 19, SNG Alpha Bank 377, SNG Cop 585, SNG ANS 915, VF, light corrosion, weight 6.579 g, maximum diameter 18.9 mm, die axis 180o, Macedonian mint, c. 323 - 315 B.C.; obverse Apollo, head right wearing taenia; reverse ΦIΛIΠΠOY, naked male youth on horse pacing right holding palm, E under horse's belly; SOLD
Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander the Great, 336 - 323 B.C.
Lifetime Issue.GB74622. Bronze unit, Price 280, SNG Cop 1038, SNG Alpha Bank 717, Drama Hoard 110, Müller Alexander -, aVF, rough, patina removed, weight 5.487 g, maximum diameter 19.1 mm, die axis 90o, uncertain Macedonian mint, c. 328 - c. 323 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse AΛEΞANΔPOY, Δ above quiver right laying on bow above inscription, club left over trident head right below inscription; SOLD
Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander the Great, 336 - 323 B.C.
B A abbreviates BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY (King Alexander), referring to Alexander the Great. GB74623. Bronze AE 18, cf. Price 376 (thunderbolt below), aVF, near black patina with earthen deposits, scratches, light corrosion, weight 5.695 g, maximum diameter 18.1 mm, die axis 90o, uncertain Macedonian mint, 325 - 310 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse quiver right laying on a bow above B A, club left (over symbol?) below; SOLD
Macedonian Kingdom, Philip II of Macedonia, 359 - 336 B.C.
Philip II became the ruler of all Greece when he defeated the Athenians at the Battle of Chaeroneia in 338 B.C. Philip personally selected the design of his coins. His horse, on the reverse of this coin, won a race in the Olympic Games in 356 B.C., the year his son Alexander the Great was born.GB74630. Bronze unit, SNG Munchen 162, SNG ANS 868, SNG Alpha Bank -, SNG Cop -, SNG Evelpidis -, SNG Saroglos -, aVF, centered, green patina, rough, weight 5.306 g, maximum diameter 17.1 mm, die axis 270o, Macedonian mint, obverse head of Apollo right wearing taenia; reverse ΦIΛIΠΠOY, young male rider on horse prancing right, club (control symbol) below; well centered and struck, nice patina; SOLD
Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander the Great, 336 - 323 B.C., Lifetime Issue
Lifetime issue! Herakles is most often depicted on coinage wearing the scalp of the Nemean lion over his head. The first of Herakles' twelve labors, set by his cousin King Eurystheus, was to slay the Nemean lion and bring back its skin. Herakles discovered arrows and his club were useless against it because its golden fur was impervious to mortal weapons. Its claws were sharper than swords and could cut through any armor. Herakles stunned the beast with his club and, using his immense strength, strangled it to death. During the fight, the lion bit off one of his fingers. After slaying the lion, he tried to skin it with a knife but failed. Wise Athena, noticing the hero's plight, told him to use one of the lion's own claws to skin the pelt.BB75472. Bronze AE 18, Price 304, Müller Alexander 1699, SNG Cop 1059, SNG Alpha Bank -, VF, over-cleaned, porous, corrosion, weight 6.440 g, maximum diameter 18.2 mm, Macedonian mint, lifetime issue, 336 - 323 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse AΛEΞANΔPOY, club right above, bow in case left over E below; scarce; SOLD
Macedonian Kingdom, Philip II of Macedonia, 359 - 336 B.C.
Philip II became the ruler of all Greece when he defeated the Athenians at the Battle of Chaeroneia in 338 B.C. Philip personally selected the design of his coins. His horse, on the reverse of this coin, won a race in the Olympic Games in 356 B.C., the year his son Alexander the Great was born.GB76482. Bronze unit, SNG ANS 896, SNG Alpha Bank 396, SNG Cop 589, VF, well centered, encrustations and deposits, contact marks, weight 5.555 g, maximum diameter 16.8 mm, die axis 0o, Macedonian mint, c. 359 - 336 B.C.; obverse head of Apollo right wearing taenia; reverse ΦIΛIΠΠOY, young male riding horse prancing to right, AN (or AI or AV) ligature below; ex Forum (2006); SOLD
Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander the Great, 336 - 323 B.C.
Under the Persians, Arados was allowed to unite in a confederation with Sidon and Tyre, with a common council at Tripolis. When Alexander the Great invaded Syria in 332 B.C., Arados submitted without a struggle under her king Strato, who sent his navy to aid Alexander in the reduction of Tyre. It seems to have received the favor of the Seleucid kings of Syria and enjoyed the right of asylum for political refugees. A Roman rescript from 138 B.C., notes Arados, in connection with other cities and rulers of the East, was showing favor to the Jews. This was after Rome had begun to interfere in the affairs of Judea and Syria and indicates that Arwad was still of considerable importance at that time.GB89408. Bronze hemiobol, Price 3427 (Byblos), Müller Alexander 1376, SNG Cop 1051, SNG Alpha Bank -, SNG Saroglos -, gF, dark patina earthen deposits, beveled obverse edge, weight 6.602 g, maximum diameter 22.6 mm, die axis 90o, Phoenicia, Arados (Arwad, Syria) mint, c. 330 - 320 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress; reverse bow in bow case above, AΛEΞANΔPOY in center, club and AP monogram below; ex Moneta Numismatic Services; SOLD
Macedonian Kingdom, Demetrius I Poliorketes, 294 - 288 B.C.
Demetrius I Poliorketes (The Besieger), son of Antigonus I Monophthalmus, was given the title king by his father in 306 B.C. after he defeated Ptolemy I at the Battle of Salamis. In 294 he seized the throne of Macedonia by murdering Alexander V. The combined forces of Pyrrhus, Ptolemy and Lysimachus, forced him out of Macedonia in 288. Abandoned by his troops on the field of battle he surrendered to Seleucus in 286 and died in captivity in 283 B.C.GB80705. Bronze AE 16, SNG Cop 1187, VF, weight 2.406 g, maximum diameter 15.7 mm, die axis 45o, uncertain Carian mint, c. 289 - 288 B.C.; obverse laureate head of Poseidon right; reverse prow right, B - A in field; SOLD
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