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<p>[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 8082115, member: 82616"]This iconic type from Macedonia has always been on my provincial want list, recently I was able to acquire one.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1403565[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Vespasian</b></p><p>Æ25, 10.84g</p><p>Koinon of Macedonia, undated</p><p>Obv: ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΟΥΕΣΡΑΣΙΑΝΟΣ; Head of Vespasian, laureate, l.</p><p>Rev: ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ; Macedonian shield</p><p>RPC 333 (7 spec.).</p><p>Acquired from Forvm Ancient Coins, November 2021.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Koinon of Macedonia struck a small undated issue of bronze coinage under the Flavians. The reverse on the Æ25 depicts the famous ethnic type of a Macedonian shield. The shield is likely copied from the tetradrachms depicting the one Alexander the Great's army used during their conquests. Hundreds of years later the shield remained a potent and proud symbol for the region.</p><p><br /></p><p>Show off your shields![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 8082115, member: 82616"]This iconic type from Macedonia has always been on my provincial want list, recently I was able to acquire one. [ATTACH=full]1403565[/ATTACH] [B]Vespasian[/B] Æ25, 10.84g Koinon of Macedonia, undated Obv: ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΟΥΕΣΡΑΣΙΑΝΟΣ; Head of Vespasian, laureate, l. Rev: ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ; Macedonian shield RPC 333 (7 spec.). Acquired from Forvm Ancient Coins, November 2021. The Koinon of Macedonia struck a small undated issue of bronze coinage under the Flavians. The reverse on the Æ25 depicts the famous ethnic type of a Macedonian shield. The shield is likely copied from the tetradrachms depicting the one Alexander the Great's army used during their conquests. Hundreds of years later the shield remained a potent and proud symbol for the region. Show off your shields![/QUOTE]
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