bgr_768308 - MACEDONIA - MACEDONIAN PROVINCE - THESSALONIKI Unité
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Type : Unité
Date: c. après 148 AC.
Mint name / Town : Thessalonique, Macédoine
Metal : copper
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 4,69 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale bien centré des deux côtés. Belle tête d’Athéna. Sujet inhabituel au revers. Patine marron foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête casquée d’Athéna à droite, coiffée du casque attique à triple aigrette.
Reverse
Reverse description : Cheval bondissant à droite ; un foudre au-dessous.
Reverse legend : QESSALO//NIKHS.
Reverse translation : (de Thessalonique).
Commentary
Ce type semble plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux.
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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