Macedon Under Roman Rule

This attractive but less than perfect tetradrachm immediately caught my eye and 'spoke to me'. Despite some stiff competition, I was able to win this coin at less than estimate but rather close to retail for the type and grade---but I simply couldn't resist it!

To quote Forum: "This type is a wonderful blend of Roman and Macedonian/Greek devices---apparently intended to encourage Macedonian pride by portraying the legendary national hero of the Macedonians, at the same time clearly communicate 'Roman Authority' with the name and symbols of the Roman Quaestor."

Thus far, I've been unable to discover very much about Aesillas himself......and the date struck varies greatly between the mid 80's to early 60's BC, although the 'consensus' for this particular Tet seems to be circa 94-88 BC.

AR Tet of Aesillas as Quaestor, 95-70 BC,
Struck 93-92 BC, Thessalonika mint
Diademed head of Alexander the Great in the horn of Ammon
MAKEDONON
Money chest (cista), club and Q above chair all within wreath
AESILLAS
SNG COP 1330, 15.6 grams, 28 mm

 

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I have one!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Roman Republic
Province of Macedonia
Thessalonika Mint
Quaestor Aesillas (BC 90-70)
AR Tetradrachm 28 mm x 16.50 grams
Obverse: Flowing hair bust of Alexander the Great, Greek legend, MAKEDONWN (Macedonians) TH mint mark behind bust
Reverse: Club of Hercules center, Coin Chest left field, Quaestor's chair right field. Surround be a wreath.
Ref:BMC 81-83; Dewing 1224-1225

 

Your Tet is Fantastic 'Noob' !!!! Full obverse legend, clearer details overall and a wonderful toning.. Congrats !!!!

BTW: Can anyone add any further info about the Quaestor Aesillas??

I also wonder how many 'talents' that money chest could hold

 

The best information I could give you is probably this. Buy it now!

http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/Boo...7267&searchurl=isbn=9780897222693&n=100121501

 

@Mikey Zee ... Nice! Great capture! Especially hitting a price you are comfortable with. Love Tets!

@Ancientnoob , beautiful Tet too!

 

Beautiful examples posted so far. I don't have any silver from Roman Macedon(though I hope to add an example of the Aesillas type this year) but I do have the following bronze, currently the only coin in the "Provincial Coins of the Republic" section of my collection:


Macedon under Roman Rule, Æ22(10.65g). Gaius Publilius, Quaestor, 168-167 BC. Head of Roma(or hero Perseus?) right, wearing winged helmet terminating at the top in the head of a griffin. Border of dots / ΓΑΙΟΥ ΤΑΜΙΟΥ ΠΟΠΛΙΛΙΟΥ in two lines within a wreath of oak-leaves. Above, monogram. Line border. MacKay, "Bronze Coinage In Macedonia, 168-166 BC," ANSMN 14 (1968), pp. 5, pl.III, 2; SNG Copenhagen 1320.

Anyone have any good references or websites for provincial types of the Republic? It seems like they usually get lumped in with other Greek coins but I'd love to find a good reference specifically on the provincial types of the Republic(i.e., everything minted under Roman authority but not covered in Crawford).

 

Just bought a copy. Thanks for the heads up, ANoob!

 

I want that coin Mikey. Give it to me!!!!!

 

LOL.....

Hmmm, Bing, Maybe some day soon we can finally work out a trade.....

 

I have only one from the time of Roman rule of Macedon-- a bronze-- and I love it


MACEDON, under Roman rule
D. Junius Silanus Manlianus, praetor
142-141 BCE
AE, 20 x 22 mm, 9.5 gm
Obv: Facing mask of Silenus, wearing ivy wreath
Rev: MAKE ΔONΩN legend In two lines; D above; all within ivy wreath
Ref: SNG Copenhagen 1324

 

Lovely bronze examples TIF and 'Red' !!!

I have one other type--- a denarius of Metellus, struck in 127 BC....with that tiny elephant on the shield.

 

Nobody puts Baby in a corner!!








=> oh sorry, fantastic OP-example, Mikey-Z

 

Great coins everyone -- though I must admit I love @TIF 's bronze the best!

I have a tetradrachm from the time of Roman Rule in Macedon.

Macedon (Roman Protectorate)
Republican period. First Meris.
Amphipolis mint
158-149 BC
AR tetradrachm 16.89gm - 32 mm
Obv: Macedonian shield, at centre of which bust of Artemis Tauropolos r., bow and quiver at her shoulder
Rev: ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ / ΠΡΩΤΗΣ above and below club r., in field above, ΘΩΡ monogram; beneath ΤKΡ and ΤΥΕ; all within oak wreath, to l. of which, thunderbolt

 

I have to agree as well but yours is at the top of the list too!!!!

 

Me too but we can try, cant we?

 

Today I picked up another of the fascinating and scarce bronzes of Roman Macedon and thought I'd share here. I will probably make a longer post once I've got the coin in and have had more time to do research(and re-research the one above) but as a teaser, these types become much more interesting when viewed in the context of the Macedonian wars, the Silenus type posted above by TIF, the various types struck by Publilius and the known overstrikes within this small series, and I've actually had to update my ID for the one posted above based on the results of preliminary research on this one:


Macedon under Roman Rule, Æ21(9.17g). Lucius Fulcinnius, Quaestor, 167 BC. Head of Roma(or hero Perseus?) right, wearing winged helmet terminating at the top in the head of a griffin. Border of dots / ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ ΤΑΜΙΟΥ ΛΕΥΚΙΟΥ ΦΟΛΚΙΝΝΙΟΥ in three lines within a wreath of oak-leaves. Above, monogram. Line border. MacKay, "Bronze Coinage In Macedonia, 168-166 BC," ANSMN 14 (1968), pp. 6-7, pl.III, 7; BMC Macedonia 80.

 

those are awesome, great new coin MZ...great style, cool little coin chest..awesome.

i don't have anything that really fits here, but this is either philip v or perseus...so one of the last coins before roman rule (maybe as late as 168 BC).

 

I like your new bronze of Roman Macedon @red_spork, a nice find! I look forward to your longer post.

 

Wow guys, very nice coins! I also have something from that period and even though it is not very well preserved, it is one of my favourite coins (probably because it is also one of my first ).

Obverse Description: Head of Athena Parthenos right, wearing crested Athenian helmet adorned with a griffin and foreparts of horses.
Reverse Legend: ΓΑΙΟΥ / ΤΑΜΙΟΥ
Reverse Description: Cow grazing right
Date issued: 168 – 167B.C.
Mint: Pella (Greece)
Mint Mark: ΠΛΥ (ΠΟΠΛΙΛΙΟΥ) monogram above right, ΒΤ (Bottiaea) monogram below
Denomination: AE 19
Diameter: 19,8 – 18 – 4,9 mm
Weight: 10,403g

 

Newp: I wish it had the "MACEDON" on flan on the obv, but you get what you pay for.

MACEDON (Roman Province). Aesillas. Quaestor, circa 95-70 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Uncertain mint. Head of the deified Alexander the Great right / Money chest, club, and chair; all within wreath