Maroneia   Thracia
Μαρώνεια   Θράκη

AE 9

SHH 6849

Parameter Obverse Reverse Notes Reference Provenance

0.60 g   8.9-9.5 mm   1.0 eqmm   3:00 o'clock   VF   centering - / - σmax(SigmaTest, 240 Hz) = obv. 4.4, rev. 4.8 MS/m Monogramm; border of dots. Wreath with pellet at center; border of dots. 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. HGC III/2 ---; Psoma (2008) M255 Ex Savoca Coins Silver 31/65, 10.3.2019