The Roman province of Macedonia (Latin: Provincia Macedoniae, Greek: Ἐπαρχία Μακεδονίας) was officially established in 146 BC, after the Roman general Quintus Caecilius Metellus defeated Andriscus of Macedon, the last self-styled King of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia in 148 BC, and after the four client republics (the "tetrarchy") established by Rome in the region were dissolved. The province incorporated the former kingdom of Macedonia with the addition of Epirus, Thessaly, and parts of Illyria, Paeonia and Thrace. This created a much larger administrative area, to which the name of 'Macedonia' was still applied.
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Image
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Metal
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Weight
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| Thessalonica? (Aesillas), silver, tetradrachms (100-65 BCE) Callataÿ
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Silver
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33,557 kg
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| Thessalonica? (Aesillas), silver, tetradrachms (100-65 BCE) Bauslaugh
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Silver
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35,071 kg
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| Amphipolis? (First Macedonia), silver, tetradrachms (Artemis/club and MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΗΣ) (167-149 BCE)
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Silver
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56,226 kg
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| Thessalonica? (Roman Republic), silver, tetradrachms (Artemis/club and LEG MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ) (148-147 BCE)
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Silver
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2,362 kg
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Overstriking coin
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Metal
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Date
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Overstruck type
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| SO 905 - Amphipolis over Thessalonica
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Bronze
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168 BC JL
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| SO 907 - Amphipolis over Thessalonica
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Bronze
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168 BC JL
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| SO 908 - Amphipolis over Thessalonica
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Bronze
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168 BC JL
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| 16701 - Thessalonica (AE Silenus/legend) over uncertain type (Kölner Münzkabinett, EA 5, 17 c, lot 26)
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Bronze
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142 BC JL
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| 3860 - Thessalonica (AE Janus/centaurs) over Amphipolis (Poseidon/club) (MacDonald coll., 62)
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Bronze
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100 BC JL
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| 3746 - Thessalonica (Janus/centaurs) over Pella (Pan/Athena) (CNG, March 2000, 176)
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Bronze
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100 BC JL
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| 16288 - Thessalonica (Janus/centaurs) over Thessalonica (Dionysus/goat) (MacDonald coll., 63)
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Bronze
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100 BC JL
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| 3457 - Amphipolis (AE Strymon/trident) over Thessalonica (Artemis/bow & quiver) (MacDonald 1998, 4)
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Bronze
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168 BC JL
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| 3212 - Amphipolis (AE Strymon/trident) over Thessalonica (Zeus/goats) (MacDonald 1998, 6)
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Bronze
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168 BC JL
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| 2933 - Amphipolis (AE Strymon/trident) over Thessalonica (Dionysus/Pegasus) (MacDonald 1998, 4)
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Bronze
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168 BC JL
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| 3444 - Thessalonica (bronze - Silenus/legend) over Amphipolis (Roma/legend) (MacDonald coll. n° 65)
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Bronze
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142 BC JL
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| 3565 - Thessalonica (Roman Republic (AE Silenus/legend) over uncertain type (Ebay Felicitas Perpetua, 17 Oct. 2019)
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Bronze
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142 BC JL
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| 3186 - Amphipolis (AE head of Strymon/trident) over Pella (head of Poseidon/bull) (MacDonald 1998, 10)
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Bronze
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168 BC JL
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| 16704 - Thessalonica (AE Silenus/legend) over Pella (Zeus/thunderbolt) (Savoca Numismatik, Blue Auction, 140, 2022, lot 21)
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Bronze
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142 BC JL
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| 3876 - Amphipolis (AE head of Strymon/trident) over Thessalonica (Zeus/two goats) (MacDonald coll. - MacDonald 1998, 5)
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Bronze
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168 BC JL
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| 3618 - Amphipolis (AE head of Strymon/trident) over Pella (Pan/standing Athena) (MacDonald coll. - MacDonald 1998, 11)
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Bronze
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168 BC JL
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| 3041 - Amphipolis (Roman Republic) (AE head of Strymon/trident) over Pella (facing head of Demeter/bull) (MacDonald coll. - MacDonald 1998, 9)
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Bronze
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168 BC JL
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| 16222 - Amphipolis (AE Zeus/prow) over Prusias II (Dionysus/centaur) (Ebay ancientcoinmarket, 26 July 2019)
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Bronze
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88 BC JL
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Overstruck type
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Metal
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Date
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Overstriking coin
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| 2934 - Thasos (tetradrachm Dionysus/Heracles) over Aesillas (Alexander/club) (Lanz, 114, May 2003, 82)
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Silver
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90 BC JL
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| 3860 - Thessalonica (AE Janus/centaurs) over Amphipolis (Poseidon/club) (MacDonald coll., 62)
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Bronze
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100 BC JL
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| 3658 - Byzantium (Lysimachus) (Alexander/Athena) over Aesillas (Alexander/club) (Berlin, MK, 18267441)
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Silver
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90 BC JL
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| 16288 - Thessalonica (Janus/centaurs) over Thessalonica (Dionysus/goat) (MacDonald coll., 63)
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Bronze
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100 BC JL
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| 2958 - Thasos (tetradrachm Dionysus/Heracles) over Aesillas (Alexander/fiscus, club and sella) (Hirsch, 32, Oct. 1962, 2334)
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Silver
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90 BC JL
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| 3402 - Amphipolis (AE emperor/seated Tyche) over Thessalonica (Janiform head/Dioscuri on horses) (Athens, NM, 1920 IE 86 - Kourempanas 2013)
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Bronze
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AD 69 JL
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| 3270 - Amphipolis (AE Strymon/trident) over Pella (Demeter facing/bull) (MacDonald coll.)
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Bronze
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168 BC JL
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| 1671 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus - Karayotov O47) over First Macedon (Artemis/club) (London, BM, 1896-7-3-142)
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Silver
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90 BC JL
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| 3213 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus - Karayotov O74) over First Macedon (Artemis/club) (New York, ANS, 1948.19.964)
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Silver
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110 BC JL
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| 3412 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus - Karayotov O76) over First Macedon (Artemis/club) (New York, ANS, 1944.100.35789)
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Silver
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110 BC JL
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