Kings of Makedon - BEFORE Alexander the Great

WoWiE! Not sure which coin I'm more jealous of. But HUGE kudos on the Alexander 1!
Here are some of my mak and mac, po boy, coins...

Philip ii
Antigonus i
Demetrios Poliorketes
Lysimachos

Kassander
Philip v & perseus
Macedon, Amphipolis

 

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Macedonia under the Roman Republic:


Macedon, Amphipolis
AE Semis, 21mm, 9.0g, 12h; 187-31BC
Obv.: Laureate head of Zeus right.
Rev.: AMΦIΠO / ΛITΩN; prow right, S to left, monograms to right.
Reference: cf. SNG Cop 69



Macedon as Roman Province, District of Bottiaia.
Gaius Publilius Tamios, Quaestor
AE20, 7.6g, 12h; Macedonian mint, c. 168-166 BC
Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right.
Rev: ΓΑΙΟΥ / ΤΑΜΙΟΥ; Cow standing right; monogram beneath.
SNGCop 1322


Amphipolis, Macedon
Macedonia Under the Romans,
Gaius Publilius, Questor,
AE26. As (BC. 148-146)
obv: Head of Roma right in helmet decorated with griffin
rev: MAKEDONWN TAMIOV GAIOV POPAILIOV all within oak wreath
Ref: SNG COP 1318



Roman Republic
Province of Macedonia
Thessalonika Mint
Quaestor Aesillas BCE 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

 

Nice Macedonian coins @Alegandron! I think your Demetrios has an aegis shield similar to mine below.

Pre Alex the Great coins.
Macedonian Kings, Perseus. 178-168 BC. AE 23mm.

Macedonian Kings, Philip V. Bronze AE17. Aegis shield.

"It's a rendering of the Classical (not the traditional Archaic) more romantic Medusa. For the type see the Rondanini Medusa in the Glyptothek in Munich. Considering that it's a detail of a 15mm coin, it's remarkably good, even suggesting the foreshortened knotted snakes that frame her chin. All other things being equal, a Medusa gorgoneion is Athena's most usual episematic device, since it belongs to the aegis. Actually, it needn't be specifically the Medusa of the Perseus myth, but a lot of books call any gorgon 'Medusa'."
-Patricia Lawrence.