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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancientnoob, post: 1671282, member: 44140&quot;]The First Meris - Amphipolis, Macedonia, one of four minor republics formed out of the Roman conquest of Macedon. This coin type was minted in Amphipolis under Roman Rule, unlike most other Roman provinces, who were forced to use Roman currenc, Macedonia was one of the few exceptions. They issued this wonderful series of coin. It replaced earilier issues of similar decoration and reverse motif, except this issue features the head of Artemis replacing the head of Philip V. This series of coinage has several far rarer obverses, some even feature Roma. This coin was minted for a few years, and then replaced with the a Tetradrachm featuring a Romanesque Alexander the Great, unadorned. </p><p><br /></p><p>I believe the series represents one of the most beautiful in all of ancient currency. The style is superb and the design appealing and unusual.When I ever saw it I was like WOW!, and juuuussst slightly out of my max budget.:devil: I couldn&#039;t t let it stop me. I was able to negotiate a deal with the seller who was quite friendly and answered all my questions. I wanted to know where and when the coin was recovered or there was record of previous auctions. The coin was sold by MPO Auction at a show in the Netherlands for 250 Euro. in 2011. MPO acquired the coin from an old privet collection. </p><p><br /></p><p>I looked at about a half dozen of these coins. The coin is not the best condition out there but the toning and the engraving of this particular piece irresistible. I can see this easily becoming one of my favorites. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Macedonia, First Meris, </p><p>Amphipolis Mint</p><p>167 - 149 BC.</p><p>AR Tetradrachm, 16.59 g x 32 mm</p><p>Obv: Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder, in the center of a Macedonian shield,</p><p>Rev: MAKEΔONΩN ΠPΩTHΣ, horizontal club, monograms above and below, all within oak wreath,</p><p>ref: SNG COP 1313&nbsp; </p><p><span style="color: #58595B"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #58595B"><font face="verdana">Comments, suggestions, additions are always welcome. Share other coins if you gottem&#039;!</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #58595B"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #58595B"><font face="verdana">[ATTACH]248442.vB[/ATTACH]</font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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