Amphipolis

Mints

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 374

The mint at the ancient site of Amphipolis in Macedonia.

Die Studies

Item	Image	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
Amphipolis, silver, tetradrachms (370-353 BCE)		Silver	9,727 kg
Amphipolis, silver, drachms (370-369 BCE)		Silver	664 kg
Amphipolis, silver, hemidrachms (Apollo/torch) (370-369 BCE)		Silver	33 kg
Amphipolis, silver, tetrobols (Apollo/torch) (367-366 BCE)		Silver	46 kg
Amphipolis, silver, obols (367-366 BCE)		Silver	101 kg
H 114 - Amphipolis (Philip II), silver, tetradrachms (357-348 BCE)		Silver	23,216 kg
H 118 - Amphipolis (Philip II), silver, didrachms (357-348 BCE)		Silver	1,978 kg
H 120 - Amphipolis (Philip II), silver, drachms (357-348 BCE)		Silver	847 kg
H 115 - Amphipolis (Philip II), silver, tetradrachms (348-328 BCE)		Silver	60,437 kg
H 123 - Amphipolis (Philip II), silver, 1/5 tetradrachms (348-328 BCE)		Silver	156 kg
H 97 - Amphipolis (Philip II), gold, staters (345-336 BCE)		Gold	2,172 kg
H 104 - Amphipolis (Alexander the Great), gold, 1/4 staters (336-310 BCE)		Gold	903 kg
H 98 - Amphipolis (Philip II), gold, staters (340-328 BCE)		Gold	156,157 kg
Amphipolis (Alexander the Great), silver, tetradrachms (Heracles/Zeus) (332-310 BCE)		Silver	370,851 kg
S 1703 - Amphipolis (Philip II), silver, tetradrachms (332-310 BCE)		Silver	46,555 kg
S 1697 - Amphipolis (Alexander the Great), silver, didrachms (332-310 BCE)		Silver	3,621 kg
S 1698 - Amphipolis (Alexander the Great), silver, drachms (eagle) (332-310 BCE)		Silver	2,662 kg
S 1702 - Amphipolis (Alexander the Great), silver, drachms (Zeus) (332-310 BCE)		Silver	2,173 kg
S 1699 - Amphipolis (Alexander the Great), silver, hemidrachms (332-310 BCE)		Silver	928 kg
S 1700 - Amphipolis (Alexander the Great), silver, diobols (332-310 BCE)		Silver	522 kg
S 1701 - Amphipolis (Alexander the Great), silver, obols (332-310 BCE)		Silver	609 kg
S 1704 - Amphipolis (Alexander the Great), gold, distaters (329-323 BCE)		Gold	80,972 kg
S 1705 - Amphipolis (Alexander the Great), gold, staters (329-323 BCE)		Gold	61,817 kg
S 1706 - Amphipolis (Alexander the Great), gold, quarter staters (329-319 BCE)		Gold	7,512 kg
H 99 - Amphipolis (Philip II), gold, staters (323-315 BCE)		Gold	75,240 kg
S 1747 - Pella (Demetrius Poliorcetes), gold, staters (290-289 BCE)		Gold	5,558 kg
S 1751 - Amphipolis? (Antigonus gonatas), silver, tetradrachms (274-255 BCE)		Silver	12,637 kg
S 1755 - Amphipolis? (Antigonus gonatas), silver, tetradrachms (252-246 BCE)		Silver	4,063 kg
S 1756 - Amphipolis? (Antigonus gonatas), silver, tetradrachms (246-229 BCE)		Silver	6,671 kg
Amphipolis? (Antigonus Doson), silver, tetradrachms (Poseidon/Apollo on prow) (229-221 BCE)		Silver	6,905 kg
S 1752 - Amphipolis? (Antigonus Doson), silver, tetradrachms (229-220 BCE)		Silver	2,544 kg
S 1757 - Amphipolis? (Antigonus Doson), silver, tetradrachms (229-220 BCE)		Silver	5,151 kg
S 1753 - Amphipolis? (Antigonus Doson), silver, drachms (229-220 BCE)		Silver	223 kg
S 1650 - Amphipolis (Macedonians), silver, hemidrachms (shield/stern) (221-197 BCE)		Silver	869 kg
S 1649 - Amphipolis (Macedonians), silver, hemidrachms (nymph/stern) (221-197 BCE)		Silver	3,373 kg
S 1716 - Amphipolis, silver, tetrobols (shield/helmet) (196-168 BCE)		Silver	4,112 kg
S 1717 - Amphipolis, silver, diobols (shield/helmet) (196-179 BCE)		Silver	119 kg
H 133 - Amphipolis? (First Macedonia), silver, tetradrachms (167-149 BCE)		Silver	56,226 kg

Overstriking coins

Item	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety
3651 - Amphipolis (Philip II) (tetradrachm Zeus/rider) over uncertain type (Lanz, 138, Nov. 2006, 12)		Silver	348 BC JL
15824 - Amphipolis (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over uncertain type (CNG, MBS 78, May 2008, 336)		Silver	332 BC JL
28749 - Amphipolis (Philip III) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over uncertain type (Heritage, 232321, 24 May 2023, 64009)		Silver	322 BC JL
15864 - Amphipolis (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (Savoca, EA 24, July 2018, 41)		Silver	320 BC JL
27320 - Amphipolis (Cassander) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 573, Oct. 2024, 194)		Silver	317 BC JL
24328 - Amphipolis (Cassander) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (Heracles/Zeus) (private coll. Belgium)		Silver	315 BC JL
3499 - Amphipolis (Demetrius Poliorcetes) (tetradrachm Nike on prow/Poseidon striding) over uncertain type (Leu Numismatik, 3, 27 Oct. 2018, 68)		Silver	294 BC JL
16949 - Amphipolis (Lysimachus) (tetradrachm Alexander/Athena) over uncertain type (Leu Numismatik, 6, Oct. 2020, 108)		Silver	288 BC JL
27217 - Amphipolis (Lysimachus) (tetradrachm Alexander/Athena) over uncertain type (Künker, 416, 29 Oct. 2024, 1127)		Silver	288 BC JL
3041 - Amphipolis (Roman Republic) (AE head of Strymon/trident) over Pella (facing head of Demeter/bull) (MacDonald coll. - MacDonald 1998, 9)		Bronze	168 BC JL
2933 - Amphipolis (AE Strymon/trident) over Thessalonica (Dionysus/Pegasus) (MacDonald 1998, 4)		Bronze	168 BC JL
3186 - Amphipolis (AE head of Strymon/trident) over Pella (head of Poseidon/bull) (MacDonald 1998, 10)		Bronze	168 BC JL
SO 905 - Amphipolis over Thessalonica		Bronze	168 BC JL
SO 907 - Amphipolis over Thessalonica		Bronze	168 BC JL
3270 - Amphipolis (AE Strymon/trident) over Pella (Demeter facing/bull) (MacDonald coll.)		Bronze	168 BC JL
3457 - Amphipolis (AE Strymon/trident) over Thessalonica (Artemis/bow & quiver) (MacDonald 1998, 4)		Bronze	168 BC JL
3618 - Amphipolis (AE head of Strymon/trident) over Pella (Pan/standing Athena) (MacDonald coll. - MacDonald 1998, 11)		Bronze	168 BC JL
SO 908 - Amphipolis over Thessalonica		Bronze	168 BC JL
3876 - Amphipolis (AE head of Strymon/trident) over Thessalonica (Zeus/two goats) (MacDonald coll. - MacDonald 1998, 5)		Bronze	168 BC JL
3212 - Amphipolis (AE Strymon/trident) over Thessalonica (Zeus/goats) (MacDonald 1998, 6)		Bronze	168 BC JL
3612 - Amphipolis (First meris) (tetradrachm Artemis/club) over uncertain type (Heritage, 3045, Jan. 2016, 32074)		Silver	167 BC JL
23195 - Amphipolis (First Meris) (tetradrachm Artemis/club) over uncertain type (MacDonald coll., 74)		Silver	167 BC JL
16382 - Amphipolis (First Meris) (tetradrachm Artemis/club) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 499, Sept 2021, 134)		Silver	167 BC JL
23197 - Amphipolis (First Meris) (tetradrachm Artemis/club) over uncertain type (Leu Numismatik, EA 26, July 2023, 740)		Silver	167 BC JL
28891 - Amphipolis (First meris) (tetradrachm Artemis/club) over Amphipolis (First meris) (Artemis/club) (Naumann Numismatik, 132, Sept. 2023, 172)		Silver	167 BC JL
3081 - Amphipolis (First meris) (tetradrachm Artemis/club) over Thasos (Dionysus/Heracles) (Dorotheum, May 2018, 1173)		Silver	167 BC JL
28888 - Amphipolis (First meris) (tetradrachm Artemis/club) over Amphipolis (First meris) (Artemis/club) (Leu Numismatik, EA 26, July 2023, 725)		Silver	167 BC JL
23185 - Amphipolis (First Meris) (tetradrachm Artemis/club) over uncertain type (MacDonald coll., 73)		Silver	167 BC JL
16384 - Amphipolis (First Meris) (tetradrachm Artemis/club) over uncertain type (MacDonald coll., 72)		Silver	167 BC JL
16222 - Amphipolis (Zeus/prow) over Prusias II (Dionysus/centaur) (Ebay, July 2019)		Bronze	88 BC JL
3402 - Amphipolis (AE emperor/seated Tyche) over Thessalonica (Janiform head/Dioscuri on horses) (Athens, NM, 1920 IE 86 - Kourempanas 2013)		Bronze	AD 69 JL

Overstruck coins

Item	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin
3053 - Seuthopolis (Seuthes III) (AESeuthes/rider) over Philip II (Apollo/rider) (Aegean Numismatics, Dec. 2016, 29)		Bronze	309 BC JL
28891 - Amphipolis (First meris) (tetradrachm Artemis/club) over Amphipolis (First meris) (Artemis/club) (Naumann Numismatik, 132, Sept. 2023, 172)		Silver	167 BC JL
28888 - Amphipolis (First meris) (tetradrachm Artemis/club) over Amphipolis (First meris) (Artemis/club) (Leu Numismatik, EA 26, July 2023, 725)		Silver	167 BC JL
2695 - Tralles (cistophoric tetradrachm cista/bowcase) over First Macedon (Artemis/club) (Kleiner 1972, pl. XV, 6)		Silver	155 BC JL
2100 - Tralles (cistophoric tetradrachm cista/bowcase) over First Macedon (Artemis/club) (CNG, MBS 57, Apr. 2001, 440)		Silver	155 BC JL
2044 - Ephesus (cistophoric tetradrachm cista/bowcase) over Amphipolis (First Macedon) (Artemis/club) (Triton, VII, Jan. 2004, 233)		Silver	150 BC JL
3444 - Thessalonica (bronze - Silenus/legend) over Amphipolis (Roma/legend) (MacDonald coll. n° 65)		Bronze	142 BC JL
1930 - Ephesus (cistophoric tetradrachm cista/bowcase) over Amphipolis (First Macedon) (Artemis/club) (Lanz, 125, Nov. 2005, 362)		Silver	140 BC JL
1938 - Ephesus (cistophoric tetradrachm cista/bowcase) over Amphipolis (First Macedon) (Artemis/club) (London, BM, BMC, 145)		Silver	140 BC JL
19048 - Ephesus (cistophoric tetradrachm) over Amphipolis (First Macedonia) (Roma Numismatics, EA 58, June 2019, 249)		Silver	140 BC JL
3860 - Thessalonica (AE Janus/centaurs) over Amphipolis (Poseidon/club) (MacDonald coll., 62)		Bronze	100 BC JL

Description

Nomisma IDNomisma ID	amphipolis
Definition:	The mint at the ancient site of Amphipolis in Macedonia.
Pleiades IDUnique ID of the Pleiades place resource	https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/491688/?searchterm=pella*
Ancient regionAncient region.	Macedon Nomisma: macedon
Modern countryModern country	Greece
CoordinatesGeographical coorindates	40.823597° N, 23.846565° E
Links	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Amphipolis https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/501347 http://sws.geonames.org/736893/ http://collection.britishmuseum.org/id/place/x32013 http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7011094

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Literature

• Lorber 1990
• MacDonald 1998
• MacDonald 2000
• Newell 1927
• Troxell 1997

Authors

• Theodoros Kourempanas
• Catharine C. Lorber
• David MacDonald
• Edward T. Newell
• Hyla A. Troxell