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Macedonian Kingdom

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.

Macedonian Kingdom, Philip V or Perseus, 187 - 168 B.C.

|Macedonian| |Kingdom|, |Macedonian| |Kingdom,| |Philip| |V| |or| |Perseus,| |187| |-| |168| |B.C.||double| |unit|NEW
Philip and Perseus were the last Antigonid kings of Macedonia. Their reigns were both principally marked by unsuccessful struggle against the emerging power of Rome. After losing the Battle of Pydna on 22 June 168 B.C., Macedonia came under Roman rule.
GB114467. Bronze double unit, AMNG III p. 50, 142.2; Touratsoglou Macedonia 14; SNG Cop 1307; SNG Alpha Bank -, aVF, dark patina, weight 6.930 g, maximum diameter 21.0 mm, die axis 0o, Macedonian mint, 187 - 168 B.C.; obverse laureate, bearded head of Zeus right; reverse winged fulmen (thunderbolt), MA-KE/ΔON-ΩN in two lines starting above and ending below, TB monogram below left, star below right; $5.50 (€5.17)


Macedonian Kingdom, Kassander, Regent 317 - 305 B.C., King 305 - 298 B.C., In the Name and Types of Alexander III

|Macedonian| |Kingdom|, |Macedonian| |Kingdom,| |Kassander,| |Regent| |317| |-| |305| |B.C.,| |King| |305| |-| |298| |B.C.,| |In| |the| |Name| |and| |Types| |of| |Alexander| |III||tetradrachm|
When Antipater transferred the regency of Macedon to Polyperchon, Kassander rejected his father's decision, obtained support from Antigonus, Ptolemy, and Lysimachus, defeated Polyperchon, and in 317 B.C. declared himself Regent. After Olympias had Philip III assassinated later that year, Kassander besieged her in Pydna. The city fell two years later, Olympias was killed, and Alexander IV and Roxanne were imprisoned. To associate himself with the Argead dynasty Kassander married Alexander's half-sister, Thessalonica. About 310 B.C. he had Alexander IV and Roxanne poisoned. Kassander proclaimed himself King in 305 B.C. After Antigonus was killed at the Battle of Ipsus in 301 B.C., Kassander held undisputed rule of Macedonia. He had little time to savor the fact, dying of dropsy in 297 B.C.
GS114298. Silver tetradrachm, Price 475, Müller Alexander 72, SNG Alpha Bank 540, SNG Munchen 323, SNG Saroglos -, SNG Cop -, gF, scratches, areas of mild porosity, rev. a little off center, weight 16.921 g, maximum diameter 26.2 mm, die axis 180o, Macedonia, Amphipolis mint, 307 - 297 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left, eagle in right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, right leg drawn back, AΛEΞANΔPOY downward on right, Λ over torch left, star on cone under throne; $300.00 (€282.00)
 


Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander III - Kassander, c. 325 - 310 B.C.

|Alexander| |the| |Great|, |Macedonian| |Kingdom,| |Alexander| |III| |-| |Kassander,| |c.| |325| |-| |310| |B.C.||unit|
The B A on the reverse refers to BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, King Alexander (Alexander the Great). Born a leader, his genius and charisma led the Macedonian Army across the world creating an empire spanning from Greece to India. His reign begins the Hellenistic Age, a time when civilization flourished. He was regarded as a god and his fame grew even greater after his premature death at thirty-three.
GB114231. Bronze unit, Price 373, SNG München 880, SNG Alpha Bank 781, VF, good centering, green patina, obv. slightly rough, weight 6.048 g, maximum diameter 17.7 mm, die axis 180o, uncertain Macedonian mint, c. 325 - 310 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse fulmen (thunderbolt) between B and A, club right above right, bow in bowcase left below; $110.00 (€103.40)
 


Macedonian Kingdom, Philip II of Macedonia, 359 - 336 B.C.

|Members| |Auction| |Listed|, |Macedonian| |Kingdom,| |Philip| |II| |of| |Macedonia,| |359| |-| |336| |B.C.||AE| |17|
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.
MA114236. Bronze AE 17, cf. SNG ANS 841 ff., SNG Cop 581 ff. (various control symbols), weight 5.777 g, maximum diameter 17.3 mm, die axis 90o, Macedonian mint, 359 - 336 B.C.; obverse head of Apollo right, wearing taenia; reverse ΦIΛIΠΠOY, nude male youth on horse pacing right, uncertain control symbol under horse's belly, convex field; $16.00 (€15.04)


Macedonian Kingdom, Demetrios I Poliorketes, 306 - 283 B.C., In the Name and Types of Alexander the Great

|Alexander| |the| |Great|, |Macedonian| |Kingdom,| |Demetrios| |I| |Poliorketes,| |306| |-| |283| |B.C.,| |In| |the| |Name| |and| |Types| |of| |Alexander| |the| |Great
||tetradrachm|
Struck by Demetrius I Poliorketes (The Besieger). Demetrius I, the 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.
SL113486. Silver tetradrachm, Price 675, SNG Cop 734, Müller Alexander 1348, Noe Sicyon 22, HGC 4 1902 (R1), NGC EF (Greek 336-323 BC, 4DR, Alexander the Great, Money of the Bible, 3009039-073), weight c. 16.8 g, maximum diameter 25.5 mm, die axis 45o, Corinth mint, c. 304 - 290 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse Zeus Aëtophoros seated left on throne, nude to the waist, himation around hips and legs, right leg drawn back, feet on footstool, eagle in extended right hand, long lotus tipped scepter vertical behind in left hand, AΛEΞANΔPOY downward on right, Nike flying right raising wreath and holding palm frond (control) lower left, Δo monogram (control) under throne above top strut; from a Virginia Collector, ex Eastern Numismatics Inc. (Garden City, NY, 5 Aug 2010, $625); NGC| Lookup; rare; $800.00 (€752.00)
 


Macedonian Kingdom, Philip II of Macedonia, 359 - 336 B.C.

|Macedonian| |Kingdom|, |Macedonian| |Kingdom,| |Philip| |II| |of| |Macedonia,| |359| |-| |336| |B.C.||unit|
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.
GB113966. Bronze unit, SNG ANS 894, SNG Alpha Bank 374, SNG Cop 583, VF, areas of light corrosion, obv. edge beveled, weight 6.756 g, maximum diameter 18.1 mm, die axis 315o, Macedonian mint, obverse head of Apollo right wearing taenia; reverse ΦIΛIΠΠOY clockwise above, young male riding horse prancing to right, A (appearing as Λ with dot within) below, all in a shallow round incuse; $90.00 (€84.60)
 


Macedonian Kingdom, Philip II of Macedonia, 359 - 336 B.C.

|Macedonian| |Kingdom|, |Macedonian| |Kingdom,| |Philip| |II| |of| |Macedonia,| |359| |-| |336| |B.C.||unit|
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.
GB113967. Bronze unit, SNG Munchen 188, SNG Alpha Bank 405, SNG ANS 909, SNG Cop 599, VF/F, dark green patina, light deposits, weight 5.255 g, maximum diameter 16.9 mm, die axis 270o, obverse head of Apollo right wearing taenia; reverse ΦIΛIΠΠOY (clockwise above), nude young male rider on horse prancing to right, dolphin downward right over AP monogram below; $100.00 (€94.00)
 


Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander III - Kassander, c. 325 - 310 B.C.

|Alexander| |the| |Great|, |Macedonian| |Kingdom,| |Alexander| |III| |-| |Kassander,| |c.| |325| |-| |310| |B.C.||unit|
The B A on the reverse refers to BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, King Alexander (Alexander the Great). Born a leader, his genius and charisma led the Macedonian Army across the world creating an empire spanning from Greece to India. His reign begins the Hellenistic Age, a time when civilization flourished. He was regarded as a god and his fame grew even greater after his premature death at thirty-three.
GB113971. Bronze unit, SNG Munchen 880, Price 373, VF, nice green patina, obv. slightly off center, scattered porosity, weight 4.609 g, maximum diameter 17.0 mm, die axis 90o, Macedonian mint, c. 325 - 310 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse B thunderbolt A, club right above, bow in bowcase left below; $120.00 (€112.80)
 


Macedonian Kingdom, Lysimachos, as Satrap of Thrace, 323 - 305 B.C., Struck by Kassander

|Macedonian| |Kingdom|, |Macedonian| |Kingdom,| |Lysimachos,| |as| |Satrap| |of| |Thrace,| |323| |-| |305| |B.C.,| |Struck| |by| |Kassander||unit|
This type was likely struck by Kassander at Amphipolis for Lysimachos, perhaps while Lysimachos was battling the Thracian tribes. With the support of Antigonus, Ptolemy, and Lysimachus, Kassander defeated Polyperchon, and declared himself the Macedonian regent in 317 B.C. Lysimachos was satrap in Thrace and some adjoining territory, an area without a royal mint. Lysimachos and Kassander were related by marriage and bound by mutual trust, respect, and unwavering friendship. Kassander likely supplied the bulk of Lysimachos monetary needs, perhaps even until Lysimacus gained control of mints in Anatolia after Ipsus.
GB112982. Bronze unit, Price p. 133, P4; SNG ANS 998; Thompson 2 (Lysimachia mint, 306 - 300 B.C.); SNG Alpha Bank -; SNG Cop -, gF, green patina, spots of corrosion, weight 5.202 g, maximum diameter 17.7 mm, die axis 125o, Amphipolis mint, c. 317 - 305 B.C.; obverse head of Apollo right, wearing taenia; reverse ΦIΛIΠΠOY, young male rider galloping right, holding palm branch; bow lower left, ΛY to the left of lion forepart right below; scarce; $110.00 (€103.40)
 


Macedonian Kingdom, Philip III Arrhidaeus and Alexander IV, 323 - 317 B.C.

|Macedonian| |Kingdom|, |Macedonian| |Kingdom,| |Philip| |III| |Arrhidaeus| |and| |Alexander| |IV,| |323| |-| |317| |B.C.||drachm|
This coin was struck shortly after the death of Alexander the Great in the name of his infant son, Alexander IV. Alexander IV and Philip III, Alexander's brother, were made joint kings after Alexander's death. Sardes struck coins in the names of both kings. Alexander IV was an infant and Philip was mentally disabled, neither king was capable of actual rule and both were selected only to serve as pawns. The regents held power. Philip III was actually imprisoned. In 317, Olympias had Philip murdered to ensure sole rule by her grandson Alexander IV. But Alexander IV would never rule. In 311 B.C., he and his mother Roxana were executed by the regent Kassander.
GS112776. Silver drachm, Price 2601; ADM I Sardes XIII, 191; Müller Alexander -, F, toned, marks, scratches, die wear, tiny edge chips, weight 3.937 g, maximum diameter 16.3 mm, die axis 0o, Lydia, Sardes (Sart, Turkey) mint, struck under Menander, c. 323 - 322 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse Zeus Aëtophoros seated left on throne without back, nude to the waist, himation around hips and legs, right foot forward (Alexander the Great lifetime style), eagle in extended right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, AΛΕΞANΔPOY downward on right, monogram left, torch in exergue; $110.00 (€103.40)
 




  






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