Post your macedon shield

i finally got one!!



Kings of Macedon
Antigonos II Gonatas
Uncertain Macedonian mint
277-239 BC
O:Macedonian shield with head of Hercules (I believe this is the head of hercules and not a gorgon based on similar coins..note how small the worn head is).
R:Macedonian helmet; kerykeion to right, monogram of Antigonos to left.
SNG Alpha Bank 1008 var.(?)
16 mm
3.5 g

 

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That's a nice one Chris.

 

Wow. You guys are still on about these Macedonian shields. I better go buy one.

 

indeed very nice, your pics rock

 

MACEDONIA, Amphipolis (Roman Protectorate), Republican period. First Meris. Circa 167-149 BC. Tetradrachm
Reference.
SNG Cop 1310 - 1311; SNG Ashmolean 3290; (BMC Macedonia pag. 7), 2; Prokopov 572

Obv.
Diademed head of Artemis right with bow and quiver over shoulder in the center of a Macedonian shield; shield decorated with seven eight-pointed stars within double crescents / Club of Herakles

Rev. MAKE∆ONΩN / ΠPΩTHΣ (First Macedonia Province)
legend above and below club of Herakles, AP monogram above, all within oak wreath, thunderbolt left

16.89 gr

 

Now everyone has one. Yawn....J/K


An excellent example.

 

Great shield coins Folks..i picked up mine from Masternoob..

 

Fantastic new coin, Oki (congrats)

=> oh, and nice coin too, Eng!!

 

hi Eng,

congrats on your big shield, with these coins your have something in hand