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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 currency, Macedonia was one of the few exceptions. They issued this wonderful series of coin. It replaced earlier 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. 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. I couldn'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. 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. Macedonia, First Meris, Amphipolis Mint 167 - 149 BC. AR Tetradrachm, 16.59 g x 32 mm Obv: Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder, in the center of a Macedonian shield, Rev: MAKEÎ"ONΩN Î PΩTHΣ, horizontal club, monograms above and below, all within oak wreath, ref: SNG COP 1313 Comments, suggestions, additions are always welcome. Share other coins if you gottem'!     |
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Pretty huge! I wonder what filthy rich dunder head dropped that thing and didnt bend over to pick it back up?
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Pillar of the Community
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Great coin! A nice big chunk of ancient silver right there!
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IMO this is one of the most beautiful ancient coins ever struck. If I were to own only one Greek coin, this would be the one I'd want.
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Wow--that's one beauty of a coin! [dr[ The side shots really show off the relief well.
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I am really glad you guys like my coin. As impressive as it is in photos, they cannot capture how majestic this coin is.
BTW for the those who are interested the inscription, loosely translates to "The First Macedonians" I suppose referring the district of Amphipolis.
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03/27/2013 2:58 pm
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@SKI-I am really surprised after like a year of aggressive campaign, we still have not got you to take the Greek Plunge? Whats holding you back. I figured you would have grown weary of the same old 207 Emperors. HAHAHAH
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Right nice coin, Acientnoob.  I'm very fond of Greek coins more so than Roman I believe, although I have more Romans than Greeks in my collection. |
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Anoob money is holding me back, I'm on disability and medical bills are piling up. I have only been able to buy one coin since November. Hopefully I'll be able to catch up and start buying again, though I don't think I could afford such a beautiful coin like this one.
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Really nice coin. convex obverse and flat reverse give it more eye appeal.
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Ha, its been a couple of days and I am still actively "playing" with this coin.
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When you get tired of playing with it, send it to me  |
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Anoob, that's one awesome coin, Wow love it...  ..  ..  ..  ..  . |
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Tremendous looking coin  |
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echizento : Believe it or not I have been 'unemployed' for over 3 years now. My back blew out on me in Nov 2009 (2 ruptured disks). I started dumping some things off the the lower end of my collection to raise some extra cash. Of course when I had the cash in hand I found it hard not to buy something to compensate myself for my emotional loss. One thing led to another and soon I started buying boxes of 'stuff'(post cards etc.) and peddling them individually on the 'bay'. While I am not rich by any stretch (having a wife who earns 'good' pay helps) I make enough to buy more 'stuff' and a few keepers of course. What I discovered is that everything has a price. If someone wants to pay me double what I paid for something (my brother frequently wants the things I buy .... like my Caligula 'mule' ..... no sale) I know that not only can I go looking for another but also have extra left over to put gas in the car and buy the kids ice cream. So now I am 'gainfully' unemployed and a stay at home dad who doubles as chauffeur and chef. In case anyone wants to know I had been 'self-employed' and thus ineligible for unemployment benefits so no I did not 'cheat'. If I could only get SSI disablity I would be a happy man indeed !
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