Summary
A silver tetradrachm coin issued in the Roman Province of Macedonia in the period 90-75 BCE.
Under Roman Imperial rule, Aesillas Questor.
Reference: BMC. Macedon p.19 No.81.
Die axis: 12.
Obverse Description
Head of Alexander the Great with horn of Ammon and flowing long hair, facing right. Around below the legend in Greek: {MAKEDONION} Behind the head and above the M is the Greek {TH}.
Reverse Description
Above a club which is set between a money chest and a quaestor's chair, the latin AESILLAS / Q; all within a ivy wreath.
Edge Description
Plain
Significance
The Roman province of Macedonia was officially established in 146 BC, after the four client republics established by Rome in the region were dissolved, the new province incorporated ancient Macedonia, Epirus, Thessaly, and parts of Illyria, Paeonia and Thrace.
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Acquisition Information
Purchase from Downie, P.J. Ltd., 27 May 1980
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Date Issued
90-75 BC
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Issued By
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Person Depicted
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Denomination
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Material
Silver
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Type of item
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Dimensions
30 mm (Outside Diameter), 16.29 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
Sear Vol.1, p.149, No.1463 BMC Macedon p.19 No.81
[Book] Head, Barclay V. 1879. Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Macedonia etc., 27 Pages
[Book] Sear, David R. 1978. Greek Coins and Their Values, Europe. I., 149 Pages
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