Catalog
Æ20
| Issuer | Marathos |
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| Year | 222 BC - 221 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Macedonian shield rendered in low relief, featuring a central boss surrounded by concentric raised rings, with decorative crescents or chevron ornaments arranged symmetrically in the quadrants of the rim, all executed in the characteristic Hellenistic military style. |
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| Reverse script | Aramaic |
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Marathos was a Phoenician coastal city on the Syrian littoral that maintained remarkable autonomy under Seleucid rule, issuing its own dated civic bronze series using a local era beginning in 259 BC. This piece falls in year 38 or 39 of that reckoning — a period when Antiochus III had not yet consolidated control over the Phoenician coast, leaving cities like Marathos considerable room to operate independently.