Maroneia   Thracia
Μαρώνεια   Θράκη

AE 12

SHH 7418

Parameter Obverse Reverse Notes Reference Provenance

2.64 g   12.7-13.2 mm   ??? eqmm   12:00 o'clock   VF   centering - / - σmax(SigmaTest, 240 Hz) = obv. ???, rev. ??? MS/m Macedonian helmet right. Wreath, four bunches of grapes within, A below. Selene Psoma (2008, p. 213-215) attributes this coin to a military issue of Agathocles, son of Lysimachus, during his reign over the city of Maroneia, where 9 specimens of this type were found during excavations. It is also suggested that the city was named Aga- thocleia during this period, and renamed Maroneia after the death of Agathocles 282 BC. Psoma (2008) ??? Ex Numismatik Naumann (NN) 113/254, 7.2.2022