206
MACEDON.—(A) KINGS.
in Macedon after the battle of Cynoscephalae, but there is nothing to
prove that it was not issued during the sojourn of Flamininus in Pelopon-
nesus, perhaps on the occasion of the great Convention at Corinth, when
the Romans proclaimed the freedom and independence of Greece. As,
however, the reverse-type is that of the gold staters of Alexander the
Great I prefer to describe it in this place.
Head of Flamininus to r., slightly I T. QVINCTI Nike standing, holding
bearded [Z®./.Awwz.,xii.Pl.VII. 2]. j wreath and palm . . . A Stater.
Perseus. B.C. 178-168.
Head of king
(Fig. 149.)
Id.
Perseus, diademed.
Id.
BA^IAEHS nEPSEHS Eagle on ful-
men, all in oak-wreath M Tetradr.
BASIAEI2S nEPCEIlS Harpa in oak-
wreath . Al Didr.
,, Club in oak-wreath .
At Didr.
Bronze.
Head of hero Perseus.
Head of young Herakles.
Macedonian shield, wheel-ornament in
centre.
BA riE ( or nEP) Eagle on plough or
fulmen JE •95—7
,, Rider crowning horse
2E .75-7
„ Harpa . JE -65—5
Adaeus. A Dynast perhaps in Macedonia not mentioned in history.
His coins appear to have been struck at the town of Scotussa (Plin. IV.
17, s. 18) on the road between Heraclea Sintica and Philippi. [Imhoof,
Mon. Gr., p. J14.)
Head of Apollo.
Head of Herakles.
Head of Pallas.
Head of boar.
Circ. b.c. 200, or later.
AAAIOY Tripod
„ Club . .
,, Owl .
„ Spear-head
. AE -85-65
. . A -65
. . AE • >]
. . AE -6
MACEDON.—(A) KINGS.
in Macedon after the battle of Cynoscephalae, but there is nothing to
prove that it was not issued during the sojourn of Flamininus in Pelopon-
nesus, perhaps on the occasion of the great Convention at Corinth, when
the Romans proclaimed the freedom and independence of Greece. As,
however, the reverse-type is that of the gold staters of Alexander the
Great I prefer to describe it in this place.
Head of Flamininus to r., slightly I T. QVINCTI Nike standing, holding
bearded [Z®./.Awwz.,xii.Pl.VII. 2]. j wreath and palm . . . A Stater.
Perseus. B.C. 178-168.
Head of king
(Fig. 149.)
Id.
Perseus, diademed.
Id.
BA^IAEHS nEPSEHS Eagle on ful-
men, all in oak-wreath M Tetradr.
BASIAEI2S nEPCEIlS Harpa in oak-
wreath . Al Didr.
,, Club in oak-wreath .
At Didr.
Bronze.
Head of hero Perseus.
Head of young Herakles.
Macedonian shield, wheel-ornament in
centre.
BA riE ( or nEP) Eagle on plough or
fulmen JE •95—7
,, Rider crowning horse
2E .75-7
„ Harpa . JE -65—5
Adaeus. A Dynast perhaps in Macedonia not mentioned in history.
His coins appear to have been struck at the town of Scotussa (Plin. IV.
17, s. 18) on the road between Heraclea Sintica and Philippi. [Imhoof,
Mon. Gr., p. J14.)
Head of Apollo.
Head of Herakles.
Head of Pallas.
Head of boar.
Circ. b.c. 200, or later.
AAAIOY Tripod
„ Club . .
,, Owl .
„ Spear-head
. AE -85-65
. . A -65
. . AE • >]
. . AE -6