Description: Macedonia, Roman Protectorate, Republican Period, First Meris, 167 - 149 BC. AR Tetradrachm, Amphipolis mint. Diademed head of Artemis right, with quiver over shoulder, in the center of a Macedonian shield; shield decorated with seven eight-pointed stars within double crescents / ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΗΣ; club, AP monogram above, all within oak wreath, thunderbolt to left.

Diameter: AR30 mm

Weight: 16,96 g

Grade: VF/gVF

Attribution: SNG Cop 1310; SNG Ashmolean 3292

Commentary: good reverse, minute flan crack

History: The large coins (Tetradrachms) dominated money circulation till the Roman Civil Wars and Athens, Macedonia, Maroneia and Thasos were minting huge quantities.

Article Number: 008-05-05-41652