Maroneia   Thracia
Μαρώνεια   Θράκη

AE 13

SHH 6627

Parameter Obverse Reverse Notes Reference Provenance

2.11 g   12.2-12.8 mm   2.0 eqmm   4:00 o'clock   VF   centering - / - σmax(SigmaTest, 240 Hz) = obv. 6.3, rev. 7.0 MS/m 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 Numismatik Naumann (NN) 60/63, 3.12.2017