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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Greek Coins| ▸ |Geographic - All Periods| ▸ |Macedonia| ▸ |Thessalonika||View Options:   | | | Thessalonica was founded around 315 B.C. by Cassander, King of Macedonia, on or near the site of the ancient town of Therma. He named it after his wife Thessalonike, a daughter of Philip II and a half-sister of Alexander the Great. In 168 B.C. it became the capital of the Macedonia Secunda and in 146 B.C. it was made the capital of the whole Roman province of Macedonia. Due to its port and location at the intersection of two major Roman roads, Thessalonica grew to become the most important city in Macedonia. Thessalonica was important in the spread of Christianity; the First Epistle to the Thessalonians written by Paul the Apostle is the first written book of the New Testament. |
RPC tentatively dates the type to the reign of Augustus but notes it may have been struck as late as the reign of Domitian.SH47891. Bronze AE 23, RPC I 5421 var. (rev legend placement), gF, weight 7.565 g, maximum diameter 22.6 mm, die axis 225o, Thessalonika (Salonika, Greece) mint, c. 14 A.D.; obverse ΘEOC, bare head of Julius Caesar right; reverse CEBACTOY ΘE, bare head of Augustus right; SOLD
Macedonia, Roman Rule, Quaestor Aesillas, 95 - 70 B.C.
This type was apparently intended to encourage Macedonian pride by portraying the legendary national hero of the Macedonians, and at the same time clearly communicate Roman authority with name and symbols of the Roman quaestor.SH77215. Silver tetradrachm, Bauslaugh Group VI (O56), AMNG III 223; SNG Cop 1330; SNG Ashmolean 3305; SGCV I 1439, VF, nice style, light toning, die wear, weight 14.921 g, maximum diameter 28.3 mm, die axis 0o, Thessalonika (Salonika, Greece) mint, 95 - 70 B.C.; obverse head of Alexander the Great right with horn of Ammon and flowing hair, Θ behind, MAKΕΔONΩN below; reverse AESILLAS above money-chest (cista), club, and Q over quaestor's chair (sella curulis), all within laurel wreath, pellet at end of Q; SOLD
Marc Antony and Octavian, 37 B.C., Thessalonica, Macedonia
SH15378. Bronze AE 21, RPC I 1552, SNG Cop 375, BMC Macedonia p. 115, 64, VF, weight 11.380 g, maximum diameter 21.2 mm, die axis 45o, Thessalonika (Salonika, Greece) mint, 37 B.C.; obverse AΓΩNOΘ-ECIA, head of Agonothesia right; reverse ANT / KAI in wreath, a very thick coin, nice dark green patina; rare; SOLD
Octavian/Augustus and Julius Caesar, Thessalonica, Macedonia, c. 28 - 27 B.C.
Gaebler (AMNG, p. 125) believed the Δ stands for 4 asses. Touratsoglou (p. 25) interprets it to indicate year four an era of beginning with the Battle of Actium, which would date the issue to 28 - 27 B.C.RP60164. Leaded bronze AE 22, Touratsoglou 48 (V11/R44), RPC I 1554, SNG Cop 395, Varbanov 5153, SGICV 151, BMC Macedonia -, VF, scratches, weight 12.091 g, maximum diameter 22.2 mm, die axis 315o, Thessalonika (Salonika, Greece) mint, Emission I, 28 - 27 B.C.; obverse ΘEOΣ, laureate head of Julius Caesar right; reverse ΘEΣΣAΛONIKEΩN, bare head of Augustus right, Δ (year 4 of Actium era) below; SOLD
Octavian/Augustus and Julius Caesar, Thessalonica, Macedonia, c. 28 - 27 B.C.
Gaebler (AMNG, p. 125) believed the Δ stands for 4 asses. Touratsoglou (p. 25) interprets it to indicate year four an era of beginning with the Battle of Actium, which would date the issue to 28 - 27 B.C.RP86188. Leaded bronze AE 23, Touratsoglou - (V2/R4, unlisted die combination), RPC I 1554, Sear Imperators 675, SNG Cop 395, SNG ANS 824, Varbanov 5153, BMC Macedonia p. 115, 58, VF, nice green patina, cleaning marks, areas of light corrosion, small edge cracks, off center, weight 10.787 g, maximum diameter 22.5 mm, die axis 0o, Thessalonika (Salonika, Greece) mint, Emission I, 28 - 27 B.C.; obverse ΘEOΣ, wreathed head of Julius Caesar right; reverse ΘEΣΣAΛONIKEΩN, bare head of Augustus right, Δ (year 4 of Actium era) below; SOLD
Macedonia, Under Roman Rule, Quaestor Aesillas, 95 - 70 B.C.
This type was apparently intended to encourage Macedonian pride by portraying the legendary national hero of the Macedonians, and at the same time clearly communicate Roman authority with name and symbols of the Roman quaestor.RP85676. Silver tetradrachm, Bauslaugh group VI (O35), AMNG III 223, SNG Cop 1330, SNG Ashmolean 3305, SGCV I 1439, VF, attractive toning, well centered, light marks, weight 16.433 g, maximum diameter 29.2 mm, die axis 0o, Thessalonika (Salonika, Greece) mint, 95 - 70 B.C.; obverse head of Alexander the Great right with horn of Ammon and flowing hair, Θ behind, MAKΕΔONΩN below; reverse AESILLAS above money-chest (cista), club, and Q over quaestor's chair (sella curulis), all within laurel wreath, no pellets; ex Nomos Obolos 6 (20 Nov 2016), lot 339 (Nomos noted, from a European collection, formed before 2000); SOLD
Macedonia, Roman Rule, Quaestor Aesillas, 95 - 70 B.C.
This type was apparently intended to encourage Macedonian pride by portraying the legendary national hero of the Macedonians, and at the same time clearly communicate Roman authority with name and symbols of the Roman quaestor.SH77214. Silver tetradrachm, Bauslaugh Group VIII (O90/R328); SNG Ashmolean 3305; AMNG III 224; SNG Cop 1330; SGCV I 1439, VF, rose toning, crowded flan, die wear, weight 16.397 g, maximum diameter 26.1 mm, die axis 0o, Thessalonika (Salonika, Greece) mint, 95 - 70 B.C.; obverse head of Alexander the Great right with horn of Ammon and flowing hair, Θ behind, MAKΕΔONΩN below; reverse AESILLAS above money-chest (cista), club, and Q over quaestor's chair (sella curulis), all within laurel wreath, pellet on chest handle, pellet at center of wreath knot, pellet at end of Q; SOLD
Valerian I, October 253 - c. June 260 A.D., Thessalonica, Macedonia
The god Kabeiros is similar in appearance to Dionysos and the rites of his cult were likely similar to those of the Dionysian mysteries. The attributes of Kabeiros are a rhyton and hammer.RP57215. Bronze AE 22, Varbanov III 4771, Lindgren 1252, SNG Cop 441, cf. SNG ANS 900 (Salonina), VF, weight 8.865 g, maximum diameter 22.4 mm, die axis 0o, Thessalonika (Salonika, Greece) mint, obverse AYT K ΠOΠ OYAΛEPIANOC, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right from behind; reverse ΘECCAΛONIKH B NE, Kabeiros standing within distyle temple, rhyton in right, hammer in left, altar at feet left, anvil(?) at feet right; rare; SOLD
Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D., Thessalonica, Macedonia
RP58240. Bronze AE 25, SNG Hunterian 719 (same dies), Touratsoglou 342 (-/R116), Varbanov III 4600 var. (obv leg), SNG Cop 435 var. (rev leg), gVF, scrape on reverse, weight 8.936 g, maximum diameter 25.2 mm, die axis 180o, Thessalonika (Salonika, Greece) mint, obverse AYT K M ANTΩ ΓOPΔIANOC, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse ΘECCAΛONIKEΩN NEΩKOPΩN, tetrastyle temple, on three step podium, shown in perspective from the front-right corner, pellet in pediment; rare; SOLD
Tiberius, 19 August 14 - 16 March 37 A.D., Thessalonica, Macedonia, Livia Reverse
Curiously, on this example it appears Tiberius was struck with a reverse die.RP38584. Leaded bronze AE 22, RPC I 1567; BMC Macedonia p. 117, 75; SNG Cop 403, aVF/VF, weight 9.317 g, maximum diameter 21.7 mm, die axis 45o, Thessalonika (Salonika, Greece) mint, 14 - 29 A.D.; obverse TI KAIΣAP ΣEBAΣTOΣ, bare head right; reverse ΣEBAΣTH ΘEΣΣAΛONIKEΩN, laureate bust of Livia right; excellent Livia portrait; SOLD
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