Tetradrachm: Macedonian Shield with Head of Artemis (obverse); Club (Cleveland Museum of Art 1916.978)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
158–150 BCE
Although Macedon was conquered by Rome in 168 BC, its mints continued to produce Hellenistic-style coinage. The obverse of this coin shows Artemis, identifiable by her bow and quiver, centered within an ornate Macedonian shield.
On the reverse, a club is enclosed by a wreath and an inscription ascribing this coin to the first region of the Roman client state. Cleveland Museum of Art object 1916.978: Tetradrachm: Macedonian Shield with Head of Artemis (obverse); Club (reverse), 158–150 BCE. Greek, Macedonian, minted at Amphipolis (Macedonia), under Roman control. Silver; diameter: 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.). Inscribed: ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΗΣ (First of the Macedonians).
Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
Three monograms around the border of the reverse identify officials responsible for producing this coin.
Physical characteristics
- Materials
- silver
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.)
- Measurements
- Diameter: 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.)
- Material and technique
- silver
Design
- Inscription
- ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΗΣ (First of the Macedonians)
Identification
- Date recorded
- 158–150 BCE
- Culture period
- Greek, Macedonian, minted at Amphipolis (Macedonia), under Roman control
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1916.978
- Museum classification
- Coins
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue references
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