bgr_712561 - MACEDONIA - MACEDONIAN PROVINCE - THESSALONIKI Unité
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Type : Unité
Date: c. 168-31 AC.
Mint name / Town : Macédoine, Thessalonique
Metal : copper
Diameter : 21 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 8,42 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Flan ovale, centré. Joli revers. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête de Dionysos à droite, coiffé d’une couronne de lierre.
Reverse
Reverse description : Chèvre debout à droite.
Reverse legend : QESSA-L-O//N-IK-HS/ (KE).
Reverse translation : (de Thessalonique).
Historical background
MACEDONIA - MACEDONIAN PROVINCE - THESSALONIKI
(168-49 BC)
After the capture of Perseus at Pydna in 168 BC by Paul-Émile, Greece was separated into four republics. Thessaloniki received its name in honor of Cassandra's wife in 315 BC. The city was the capital of the second republic. After Andriscus' revolt, Macedonia was heavily taxed and treated as a conquered province. Under the Empire, it became a senatorial province.
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