Pella

Mints

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 73

The mint at the ancient site of Pella 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)
Pella? (Philotas), bronze, chalkoi (Heracles/eagle) (400-350 BCE)		Bronze
Pella (Philip II), silver, tetradrachms (359-348 BCE)		Silver	21,113 kg
Pella (Philip II and Alexander the Great), silver, didrachms (359-328 BCE)		Silver	1,795 kg
Pella (Philip II), silver, drachms (359-348 BCE)		Silver	536 kg
Pella (Philip II), silver, hemidrachms (359-348 BCE)		Silver	2,173 kg
Pella (Philip II and Alexander), silver, tetradrachms (348-328 BCE)		Silver	43,635 kg
Pella (Philip II and Alexander the Great), silver, 1/5 tetradrachms (348-315 BCE)		Silver	3,681 kg
Pella (Philip II and Alexander the Great), gold, 1/4 staters (345-310 BCE)		Gold	15,476 kg
H 108 - Pella (Philip II and Alexander the Great), gold, 1/8 staters (345-328 BCE)		Gold	6,233 kg
H 110 - Pella (Philip II), gold, hemihektai (345-336 BCE)		Gold	3,785 kg
H 94 - Pella, Group I (Philip II), gold, staters (342-336 BCE)		Gold	57,011 kg
Pella, Group II (Philip II), gold, staters (Apollo/charioteer) (336-328 BCE)		Gold	293,419 kg
H 113 - Pella (Alexander the Great), silver, tetradrachms (323-315 BCE)		Silver	9,156 kg
Pella (Philip II), gold, staters (Group III) (Apollo/biga) (323-310 BCE)		Gold	176,865 kg
S 1744 - Pella (Demetrius Poliorcetes), gold, staters (294-290 BCE)		Gold	8,376 kg
S 1746 - Pella (Demetrius Poliorcetes), gold, staters (290-289 BCE)		Gold	4,138 kg
Pella (Antigonus gonatas), gold, staters (277-239 BCE)		Gold	39,715 kg
Pella (Antigonus gonatas), silver, tetradrachms (277-239 BCE)		Silver	347 kg
Pella? (Perseus), silver, heavy tetradrachms (179-172 BCE)		Silver	11,172 kg
Pella? (Perseus), silver, light tetradrachms (172-168 BCE)		Silver	9,461 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
3563 - Pella (Perdiccas) (AE Heracles/lion) over Amyntas (Heracles/eagle) (MacDonald coll., 61)		Bronze	365 BC JL
- Pella (Perdiccas) (AE Heracles/lion) over Amyntas (Heracles/eagle) (CNG, EA 566, July 2024, 84)		Bronze	365 BC JL
3387 - Pella (Perdiccas) (AE Heracles/lion) over Amyntas (Heracles/eagle) (Gorny & Mosch, 200, Oct. 2011, 1399)		Bronze	365 BC JL
3808 - Pella (Perdiccas) (AE Heracles/lion) over Amyntas (Heracles/eagle) (Solidus Numismatik, EA 12, Febr. 2017, 57)		Bronze	365 BC JL
26466 - Pella (Perdiccas) (AE Heracles/lion) over Amyntas (Heracles/eagle) (CNG, EA 566, 2 July 2024, 84)		Bronze	365 BC JL
3556 - Pella (Perdiccas) (AE Heracles/lion) over Amyntas (Heracles/eagle) (CNG, EA 244, Nov. 2010, 35)		Bronze	365 BC JL
3216 - Pella (Perdiccas) (AE Heracles/lion) over Amyntas (Heracles/eagle) (Brussels, KBR, Marc Bar 449)		Bronze	365 BC JL
3835 - Pella (Perdiccas) (AE Heracles/lion) over Amyntas (Heracles/eagle) (New York, ANS, 1940.77.17)		Bronze	365 BC JL
16358 - Pella (Perdiccas) (AE Heracles/lion) over Amyntas (Heracles/eagle) (CNG, EA 481, Dec. 2020, 41)		Bronze	365 BC JL
3137 - Pella (Perdiccas) (AE Heracles/lion) over Amyntas (Heracles/eagle) (MacDonald coll., 60)		Bronze	365 BC JL
28873 - Pella (Cassander) (AE Heracles/lion) over Alexander the Great (Heracles/club & bowcase) (Nomos, Obolos, EA 27, March 2023, 136)		Bronze	316 BC JL
3423 - Pella (Cassander) (AE Heracles/lion) over Philip II (Apollo/rider) (Rauch, 73, May 2004, 161)		Bronze	316 BC JL
3493 - Pella (Antigonus Gonatas) (tetradrachm Pan in Macedonian shield/Athena) over uncertain type (Freeman & Sear, 2, Jan. 1996, 27)		Silver	274 BC JL
3361 - Pella (Roman Republic) (AE Zeus/bull) over Thessalonica (Dionysus/Pegasus) (Münz Zentrum, 174, Sept. 2015, 48)		Bronze	148 BC JL
2955 - Pella (Roman Republic) (AE Athena/horse) over uncertain type (Münz Zentrum, 168, Dec. 2013, 93)		Bronze	148 BC JL
3333 - Pella (Roman Republic) (AE Zeus/bull) over Thessalonica (Dionysus/Pegasus) (MacDonald coll., 63)		Bronze	148 BC JL
28898 - Pella (Roman Republic) (AE Artemis/standing Athena) over uncertain type (Roma Numismatics, EA 110, Aug. 2023, 190)		Bronze	147 BC 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
3137 - Pella (Perdiccas) (AE Heracles/lion) over Amyntas (Heracles/eagle) (MacDonald coll., 60)		Bronze	365 BC JL
3563 - Pella (Perdiccas) (AE Heracles/lion) over Amyntas (Heracles/eagle) (MacDonald coll., 61)		Bronze	365 BC JL
- Pella (Perdiccas) (AE Heracles/lion) over Amyntas (Heracles/eagle) (CNG, EA 566, July 2024, 84)		Bronze	365 BC JL
3387 - Pella (Perdiccas) (AE Heracles/lion) over Amyntas (Heracles/eagle) (Gorny & Mosch, 200, Oct. 2011, 1399)		Bronze	365 BC JL
3808 - Pella (Perdiccas) (AE Heracles/lion) over Amyntas (Heracles/eagle) (Solidus Numismatik, EA 12, Febr. 2017, 57)		Bronze	365 BC JL
26466 - Pella (Perdiccas) (AE Heracles/lion) over Amyntas (Heracles/eagle) (CNG, EA 566, 2 July 2024, 84)		Bronze	365 BC JL
3556 - Pella (Perdiccas) (AE Heracles/lion) over Amyntas (Heracles/eagle) (CNG, EA 244, Nov. 2010, 35)		Bronze	365 BC JL
3216 - Pella (Perdiccas) (AE Heracles/lion) over Amyntas (Heracles/eagle) (Brussels, KBR, Marc Bar 449)		Bronze	365 BC JL
3835 - Pella (Perdiccas) (AE Heracles/lion) over Amyntas (Heracles/eagle) (New York, ANS, 1940.77.17)		Bronze	365 BC JL
16358 - Pella (Perdiccas) (AE Heracles/lion) over Amyntas (Heracles/eagle) (CNG, EA 481, Dec. 2020, 41)		Bronze	365 BC JL
3423 - Pella (Cassander) (AE Heracles/lion) over Philip II (Apollo/rider) (Rauch, 73, May 2004, 161)		Bronze	316 BC JL
3461 - Seuthopolis (Seuthes III) (AE Seuthes/rider) over Cassander (Heracles/lion) (Aeternitas Numismatics, Nov. 2018)		Bronze	309 BC JL
3675 - Seuthopolis (Seuthes III) (AE Seuthes/rider) over Cassander (Heracles/lion) (Pecunem, 29, March 2015, 67)		Bronze	309 BC JL
3203 - Seuthopolis (Seuthes III) (AE Seuthes/rider) over Cassander (Heracles/lion) (MacDonald coll., 69)		Bronze	309 BC JL
3353 - Seuthopolis (Seuthes III) (AE Zeus/rider) over Cassander (Heracles/lion) (Solidus, 6, July 2015, 27)		Bronze	309 BC JL
2997 - Seuthopolis (Seuthes III) (AE Seuthes/rider) over Cassander (heracles/lion) (New York, ANS, 1944.100.36186)		Bronze	309 BC JL
3671 - Seuthopolis (Seuthes III) (AE Seuthes/rider) over Cassander (Heracles/lion) (CNG, EA 203, Jan. 2009, 43)		Bronze	309 BC JL
17025 - Seuthopolis (Seuthes III) (eagle/thunderbolt) over Cassander (Heracles/lion) (Künker, EA 77, March 2023, 2040)		Bronze	309 BC JL
3619 - Seuthopolis (Seuthes III) (AE Seuthes/rider) over Cassander (Heracles/lion) (MacDonald coll., 67)		Bronze	309 BC JL
3356 - Seuthopolis (Seuthes III) (AE Seuthes/rider) over Cassander (Heracles/lion) (CNG, EA 307, July 2013, 11)		Bronze	309 BC JL
17042 - Seuthopolis (Seuthes III) (AE Seuthes/rider) over Cassander (Heracles/lion) (Rauch, Sept. 2011, 114)		Bronze	309 BC JL
3367 - Seuthopolis (Seuthes III) (AE Seuthes/rider) over Cassander (Heracles/lion) (Rauch, Sept. 2010, 119)		Bronze	309 BC JL
3501 - Seuthopolis (Seuthes III) (AE Seuthes/lion) over Cassander (Heracles/lion) (Gorny & Mosch, 134, Oct. 2004, 1199)		Bronze	309 BC JL
2962 - Seuthopolis (Seuthes III) (AE Seuthes/rider) over Cassander (Heracles/lion) (Gorny & Mosch, 212, March 2013, 1295)		Bronze	309 BC JL
3195 - Seuthopolis (Seuthes III) (AE Seuthes/rider) over Cassander (Heracles/lion) (Waddell, LLD, 45542)		Bronze	309 BC JL
3428 - Seuthopolis (Seuthes III) (AE Seuthes/lion) over Cassander (Heracles/lion) (MacDonald coll., 68)		Bronze	309 BC JL
3683 - Lysimachia (Lysimachus) (AE helmeted head/trophy) over Cassander (Heracles/lion) (Helios, 7, Dec. 2011, 248)		Bronze	305 BC JL
17388 - Lysimachia (Lysimachus) (AE helmeted head/trophy) over Cassander (Heracles/lion) (Berk, BBS 214, Feb. 2021, 142)		Bronze	305 BC JL
3591 - Lysimachia (Lysimachus) (AE Athena/lion) over Cassander (Heracles/lion) (MacDonald coll., 66)		Bronze	304 BC JL
28689 - Lysimachia (Lysimachus) (AE Athena/lion) over Cassander (Heracles/lion) (London Ancient coins, 42, Apr. 2015, 60)		Bronze	304 BC JL
28692 - Lysimachia (Lysimachus) (AE Athena/lion) over Cassander (Heracles/lion) (CNG, EA 408, Oct. 2017, 35)		Bronze	304 BC JL
3270 - Amphipolis (AE Strymon/trident) over Pella (Demeter facing/bull) (MacDonald coll.)		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
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
3186 - Amphipolis (AE head of Strymon/trident) over Pella (head of Poseidon/bull) (MacDonald 1998, 10)		Bronze	168 BC JL
28673 - Thessalonica (Roman republic) (AE Zeus/two goats) over Pella (Athena /cow) (Roma numismatics, EA 96, May 2022, 185)		Bronze	147 BC JL
16704 - Thessalonica (AE Silenus/legend) over Pella (Zeus/thunderbolt) (Savoca Numismatik, Blue Auction, 140, 2022, lot 21)		Bronze	142 BC JL
3746 - Thessalonica (Janus/centaurs) over Pella (Pan/Athena) (CNG, March 2000, 176)		Bronze	100 BC JL

Description

Nomisma IDNomisma ID	pella_macedon
Definition:	The mint at the ancient site of Pella 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	40.760033° N, 22.525642° E
Links	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Pella https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/491687 http://sws.geonames.org/734726/ http://collection.britishmuseum.org/id/place/x46346 http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7011026

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Literature

• Kourempanas 2011
• MacDonald 1998
• MacDonald 2000
• Mamroth 1928
• Newell 1927
• SNG Copenhagen Macedonia I
• Troxell 1997
• Wartenberg 1998

Authors

• Theodoros Kourempanas
• David MacDonald
• Alfred Mamroth
• Edward T. Newell
• Hyla A. Troxell
• Ute Wartenberg