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ANCIENT GREEK COIN
Kingdom of Macedonia
359 – 148 BC
The ancient kingdom ofMacedonia encompassed parts of the modern day countries of Albania, Republic ofMacedonia, Bulgaria, and Turkish Thrace. It became the major power in Greecewhen Philip II united the Greek city-states.His son, Alexander the Great, vastly expanded the Empire to includeeastern Asia and Persia. The Romansconquered the Empire at the end of the protracted Macedonian Wars (215-168 BC).
PHILIP II, King of Macedon 359 BC to 336 BC
A man of manyaccomplishments, Philip won three Olympic events (single rider,biga, andquadriga). This reverse of this coin probablydepicts one of the king's many riders. Philip’s efforts tobuild Macedonia and its mighty army into a dominating force laid the groundworkfor his son’s success at becoming known as Alexander the Great.
This coin depicts the mythical Greekhero, Hercules, in his lionskin headdress on the obverse. It depicts Zeus' fulmen (thunderbolt) on the reverse. Hercules attributes included strength, courage,ingenuity, and sexual prowess. His myth tells the story ofhisfather, Zeus, King of the Gods, having an illicit affair withHercules’ mortal mother. The queen of the gods, Hera, was so angered thatshe unsuccessfully tried to prevent his birth. Hercules grew up toperform the famous "Twelve Labors of Hercules".
Greek Eagle
Inancient Greek times, the eagle symbolized strength and power. The eagle was Zeus’s symbol and hismessenger. The story of the Zeus/eaglemyth began when the eagle flew by the Olympian gods as a good omen of victoryin their war against the Titan’s. Inthis war Zeus defeated his father, Kronos.He then took the bird as a symbol of his new rule in the heavens. The bird,named Aquila, retrieved Zeus's thunderbolts for him and carried his messages.
Here are this small coin's attributes:
AMYNTAS III Macedonian Kingdom Founder AR Trihemiobol (9mm, 0.89 gm) OBV:Head of Herakles right in lionskin REV:AMYN, Eagle standing left, wings folded, head reverted, all in incuse
Macedonian Kingdom mint Sear 1510
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