Kingdom of Macedonia

Kind

kingdom

Region

Balkans, Europe

Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.

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Cleveland Museum of Art

ancient coins

Stater: Head of Bearded Herakles (obverse); Horse (Cleveland Museum of Art 1916.990)

389–369 BCE

An older, bearded Herakles wears his lion-skin on the obverse of this coin, surrounded by a beaded border. On the reverse, a horse stands within an incuse square, where the inscription ΑΜΥΝ ΤΑ identifies King Amyntas III as ruler. The pairing of head and horse extends back to the earlier Macedonian king Archelaus (4…

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

ancient coins

Silver Tetradrachm of Philip II, Greek, Macedon, ca. 359–355 BC

ca. 359–355 BC

Tetradrachm in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 2021.40.81), catalogued by the museum's Greek and Roman Art department under the title “Silver Tetradrachm of Philip II”. The museum dates it ca. 359–355 BC and records its origin as Greek, Macedon. The museum records the medium as Silver and the dim…

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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Obol: Head of Apollo (obverse); Thunderbolt (Cleveland Museum of Art 1942.163)

c. 345–336 BCE

Cleveland Museum of Art object 1942.163: Obol: Head of Apollo (obverse); Thunderbolt (reverse), c. 345–336 BCE. Greek, Macedonian, minted at Pella (Macedonia), reign of Philip II. Gold; diameter: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.). Inscribed: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ (Of Philip). It is catalogued in the museum's Greek and Roman Art department unde…

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Photograph: Bernisches Historisches Museum; Corpus Nummorum (Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities)

ancient coins

Amphipolis, Alexander der Große, tetradrachm — Zeus enthroned left (CN type 22688)

336–323 BC

Tetradrachm in silver struck at Amphipolis under Alexander der Große, dated 336–323 BC. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 22688 (period: Hellenistic Period; issuing authority type: ruler). Obverse: Head of (youthful) Heracles,…

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Cleveland Museum of Art

ancient coins

Stater: Head of Athena (obverse); Nike (Cleveland Museum of Art 1938.427)

336–323 BCE

Cleveland Museum of Art object 1938.427: Stater: Head of Athena (obverse); Nike (reverse), 336–323 BCE. Greek, Macedonian, minted at Abydos (Egypt), reign of Alexander III [The Great}. Gold; diameter: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.). Inscribed: [ΑΛ]ΕΞΑΝΔΡΟ[Υ] (Of Alexander); Δ within Π. It is catalogued in the museum's Greek and…

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Cleveland Museum of Art

ancient coins

Tetradrachm: Head of Young Herakles (obverse); Zeus (Cleveland Museum of Art 1916.981)

336–323 BCE

On this coin, the head of a youthful Herakles, wearing his lion-skin, appears on the obverse, with his father Zeus, king of the gods, seated on the reverse. For Alexander III (the Great), who claimed descent from the line of Herakles, coins like this one projected power. Thus, while their attributes (lion-skin, eagl…

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Cleveland Museum of Art

ancient coins

Stater: Head of Athena (obverse); Nike (Cleveland Museum of Art 1916.979)

c. 325–275 BCE

As the forces of Alexander III [the Great] advanced into Asia, the city-state of Salamis, on the island of Cyprus, voluntarily surrendered itself and its mint. Salamis began producing Macedonian-style coinage, adopting a helmeted Athena on the obverse and a winged Nike offering a laurel wreath on the reverse. The ru…

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Cleveland Museum of Art

ancient coins

Stater: Head of Athena (obverse); Nike (Cleveland Museum of Art 1916.989)

323–317 BCE

Cleveland Museum of Art object 1916.989: Stater: Head of Athena (obverse); Nike (reverse), 323–317 BCE. Greek, Macedonian, minted at Abydos (Mysia), reign of Philip III Arrhidaios. Gold; overall: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.). Inscribed: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ (Of Philip); - within M. It is catalogued in the museum's Greek and Roman Art depa…

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Cleveland Museum of Art

ancient coins

Tetradrachm: Nike on Ship's Prow (obverse); Poseidon (Cleveland Museum of Art 1929.911)

c. 300–295 BCE

Cleveland Museum of Art object 1929.911: Tetradrachm: Nike on Ship's Prow (obverse); Poseidon (reverse), c. 300–295 BCE. Greek, Macedonian, minted at Salamis (Cyprus), reign of Demetrios Poliorketes ("The Beseiger"). Silver; diameter: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.). Inscribed: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ | ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ (Of the king Demetrios); X perp…

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Cleveland Museum of Art

ancient coins

Didrachm: Head of Philip V (obverse); Club (Cleveland Museum of Art 1917.985)

220–179 BCE

Cleveland Museum of Art object 1917.985: Didrachm: Head of Philip V (obverse); Club (reverse), 220–179 BCE. Greek, Macedonian, minted in Macedonia, reign of Philip V. Silver; diameter: 2.5 cm (1 in.). Inscribed: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ | ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ (Of the King Philip); ΔΙ; Ι within Σ. It is catalogued in the museum's Greek and Rom…

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