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Drachm - Andriscus
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 149 BC - 148 BC |
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| Value | Drachm (1) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and bearded male head of Andriscus facing right, rendered in fine Hellenistic style with naturalistic facial features, flowing wavy hair, and a fillet or diadem encircling the brow. The portrait is executed in high relief with carefully articulated curling locks and beard. The field is plain, with no visible legend on the obverse. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Andriscus — a man of obscure origin who claimed to be the son of Perseus, last Macedonian king — seized control of Macedonia in 149 BC and briefly reconstituted the kingdom Rome had dissolved after Pydna in 168 BC. His reign lasted barely a year before the Roman general Quintus Caecilius Metellus crushed him at the Battle of Pydna II in 148 BC. Metellus earned the cognomen "Macedonicus" for the victory.
Rome's response was immediate and permanent: Macedonia became a Roman province that same year, making this drachm among the last coins struck under independent Macedonian royal authority.