bgr_610329 - MACEDONIA - MACEDONIAN PROVINCE - THESSALONIKI Unité
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Type : Unité
Date: c. 148-31 AC.
Mint name / Town : Thessalonique, Macédoine
Metal : copper
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 5,63 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan irrégulier, légèrement décentré au revers. Belle tête de Dionysos légèrement stylisée. Patine marron foncé
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]/LON/[IKHS]/ ARo
Reverse translation : (de Thessalonique).
Commentary
Poids très léger. Même coin de droit que l’exemplaire de l’American Numismatic Society (ANS 800).
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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