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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 7807423, member: 91461&quot;]This spooky ooky dude might be my first Macedonian coin under Roman control. Another of many I blame [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] s.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1340944[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><u>Roman Republican Period</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>167-165 B.C. Æ Unit.</p><p>22 mm. 9.43 grams.</p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Facing mask of Silenos with pointed ears, wearing ivy wreath.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> MAKE / ΔΟΝΩΝ in two lines within oak wreath.</p><p>SNG Copenhagen 1324-6; MacKay pl. III, 10; Touratsoglou, <i>Macedonia</i> 25.Very Fine. Dark earthen patina.</p><p>&quot;Very little is known about this attractive and interesting type. Originally attributed as an issue of the Roman D. Julius Silanus, more recent scholarship, particularly hoard analyses, have proved this untenable. The period to which it now belongs was marked by turmoil caused largely by various barbarian invasions, and coin production was sporadic at all of the Macedonian mints, and probably related to military activity. The Silenos type and oak wreaths were common local motifs used on coins in the Thraco-Macedonian region.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Next up: Silenos (or his mask)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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