Macedon, Amphipolis Extremely Rare AR Tetradrachm 363-362 BC Ancient Greek Silver Coin Masterful Depiction of Apollo Museum Reproduction CSGT0078

The Thracian city of Enna Hodoi (“Nine Roads”) on the Strymon River was conquered and re-founded by Athens in 437/6 and was re-named Amphipolis. The Athenian colonists were led by Perikles’ close friend Hagnon, son of Nikias. While Athens continued to issue coins that were the recognized standard trade currency of the eastern Mediterranean, with the traditional designs and style that had come to be widely accepted, the colony of Amphipolis was not so constrained by convention in the style of its coinage, and produced coins that come closest to representing in miniature the artistic style of Athenian sculpture of the period.

DESIGN:
Obverse side
Laureate and draped bust of Apollo facing slightly right
Legend:
Anepigraphic

Reverse side
Ethnic around raised linear square enclosing race torch; A to inner right
Legend:
AMΦ-IΠO-ΛIT-EΩN

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