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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2570914, member: 10461"]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Greece (Kingdom of Macedon): silver "Mercenaries" drachm of King Perseus, ca. 175-170 BC</b></font></font></p><p><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/hqocBl9nQKCOoW914A9Z_Thessaly-Pseudo-Rhodian-drachm-091100-frame-v2.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></b></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/4166130-001/NGCAncients/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/4166130-001/NGCAncients/" rel="nofollow">NGC Ch MS; Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/ASdP6aZWyFw4EpojiDeP" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/ASdP6aZWyFw4EpojiDeP" rel="nofollow">Additional images on CollectiveCoin page.</a></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Obverse: </b>Head of Helios three-quarter facing, right, imitating Rhodian issues.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reverse:</b> Rose, bud right, magistrate’s name above.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Composition, diameter, weight: </b>Silver, 14-15 mm approx., 2.54 g. (*Diameter unrecorded prior to encapsulation)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Authority/ruler: </b>Perseus of Macedon (c. 212-166 BC)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Catalog info:</b> Ashton 15 or similar.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Grade, cert. info: </b>NGC Ch MS; Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5; cert. #4166130-001. (Same per HJB.)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Provenance:</b> Colosseo Collection, 3/2014. Previously Harlan J. Berk Sale #186, Lot 90; ex-Philip Davis collection.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Notes:</b> Believed to have been struck to pay Cretan mercenaries during the Third Macedonian War, in imitation of Rhodian issues, which they would have been familiar.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Wikipedia links:</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseus_of_Macedon" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseus_of_Macedon" rel="nofollow">Perseus of Macedon</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drachma#Ancient_drachma" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drachma#Ancient_drachma" rel="nofollow">Greek drachma (ancient)</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thessaly" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thessaly" rel="nofollow">Thessaly</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Macedonian_War" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Macedonian_War" rel="nofollow">Third Macedonian War</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helios" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helios" rel="nofollow">Helios</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodes" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodes" rel="nofollow">Rhodes</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Additional links:</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="http://issuu.com/hjb-ancientcoins/docs/hjb_186_buy_or_bid_sale" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://issuu.com/hjb-ancientcoins/docs/hjb_186_buy_or_bid_sale" rel="nofollow">Auction listing (HJB, Ltd. Sale #186, Lot 90)</a> </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/thessaly/t.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/thessaly/t.html" rel="nofollow">Wildwinds page: Thessaly</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/ancient-greek-mercenaries-in-antiquity/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/ancient-greek-mercenaries-in-antiquity/" rel="nofollow">Ancient Greek Mercenaries in Antiquity (Stefanos Skarmintzos)</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="http://www.colosseocollection.com/home" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.colosseocollection.com/home" rel="nofollow">The Colosseo Collection (from which this coin was acquired)</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/916770/ancient-greece-thessaly-silver-rhodian-mercenaries-drachm-struck-by-king-perseus-of-macedon-ca" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/916770/ancient-greece-thessaly-silver-rhodian-mercenaries-drachm-struck-by-king-perseus-of-macedon-ca" rel="nofollow">Collectors Universe thread, 4/28/2014</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k" rel="nofollow">"Eclectic Box" collection gallery</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2570914, member: 10461"][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Greece (Kingdom of Macedon): silver "Mercenaries" drachm of King Perseus, ca. 175-170 BC[/B][/SIZE][/FONT] [B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/hqocBl9nQKCOoW914A9Z_Thessaly-Pseudo-Rhodian-drachm-091100-frame-v2.png[/IMG][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5] [URL='https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/4166130-001/NGCAncients/']NGC Ch MS; Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5[/URL]. [URL='https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/ASdP6aZWyFw4EpojiDeP']Additional images on CollectiveCoin page.[/URL][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Obverse: [/B]Head of Helios three-quarter facing, right, imitating Rhodian issues. [B]Reverse:[/B] Rose, bud right, magistrate’s name above. [B]Composition, diameter, weight: [/B]Silver, 14-15 mm approx., 2.54 g. (*Diameter unrecorded prior to encapsulation) [B]Authority/ruler: [/B]Perseus of Macedon (c. 212-166 BC) [B]Catalog info:[/B] Ashton 15 or similar. [B]Grade, cert. info: [/B]NGC Ch MS; Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5; cert. #4166130-001. (Same per HJB.) [B]Provenance:[/B] Colosseo Collection, 3/2014. Previously Harlan J. Berk Sale #186, Lot 90; ex-Philip Davis collection. [B]Notes:[/B] Believed to have been struck to pay Cretan mercenaries during the Third Macedonian War, in imitation of Rhodian issues, which they would have been familiar. [B]Wikipedia links:[/B] [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseus_of_Macedon']Perseus of Macedon[/URL] [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drachma#Ancient_drachma']Greek drachma (ancient)[/URL] [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thessaly']Thessaly[/URL] [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Macedonian_War']Third Macedonian War[/URL] [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helios']Helios[/URL] [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodes']Rhodes[/URL] [B]Additional links:[/B] [URL='http://issuu.com/hjb-ancientcoins/docs/hjb_186_buy_or_bid_sale']Auction listing (HJB, Ltd. Sale #186, Lot 90)[/URL] [URL='http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/thessaly/t.html']Wildwinds page: Thessaly[/URL] [URL='https://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/ancient-greek-mercenaries-in-antiquity/']Ancient Greek Mercenaries in Antiquity (Stefanos Skarmintzos)[/URL] [URL='http://www.colosseocollection.com/home']The Colosseo Collection (from which this coin was acquired)[/URL] [URL='https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/916770/ancient-greece-thessaly-silver-rhodian-mercenaries-drachm-struck-by-king-perseus-of-macedon-ca']Collectors Universe thread, 4/28/2014[/URL] [URL='https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k']"Eclectic Box" collection gallery[/URL] [/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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