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Macedonia Prima Merida (First Region), Roman Dependent Republic, c. 168 - 148 B.C.
The monograms appear as 
(above) - 
(lower left) - 
(lower right). In 168 B.C., Rome split Macedonia into four republics which nominally managed their own internal affairs but were denied the right to make external agreements. The Prima Merida (1st region), with its capital at Amphipolis, included the area between the Strymonas and Nestos rivers, up to the eastern lands of Nestos, without the towns of Aenos, Maroneia and Avdera.SH96813. Silver tetradrachm, Prokopov Silver, group 2A, 426 (O85/R322); AMNG III/2 178, BMC Macedonia p. 8, 8 var. (monogram); SNG Ash 3299 var. (same), SNG Cop 1315 var. (same), VF, well centered, toned, scratches, bumps, porosity, edge chips, Amphipolis mint, weight 15.693g, maximum diameter 29.7mm, die axis 0o, c. 158 - 148 B.C.; obverse Macedonian shield (the whole obverse represents a shield) with bust of mature Artemis Tauropolos (Diana to the Romans) at the center facing right, bow and quiver at her shoulder; reverse MAKEΔONΩN / ΠPΩTHΣ (First Macedonia) above and below club, ΣHYΔP monogram above, TKP monogram below left, MYTE monogram bottom right, all within oak wreath, vertical thunderbolt outer left; from the CEB Collection; SOLD
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