Maroneia   Thracia
Μαρώνεια   Θράκη

AE 17

SHH 5513

Parameter Obverse Reverse Notes Reference Provenance

2.33 g   16.8-17.4 mm   1.2 eqmm   9:00 o'clock   VF   centering - / - Macedonian helmet right. Wreath, A within. 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) M258 Ex CNG 322E/96, 12.3.2014