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Tetradrachm - Antigonus II Gonatas
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 271 BC - 255 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Within the central boss of a Macedonian shield, the head of Pan faces left, adorned with a wreath of goat skin and wearing the pelt draped around his neck; a lagobolon (hare-staff) is visible behind. The surrounding shield face is elaborately decorated with a starburst and crescent pattern radiating outward in the Macedonian military tradition, creating a bold geometric composition that frames the central portrait. |
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| Reverse description | Athena Alkidemos, the city-protecting goddess, strides vigorously to the left in martial posture, her left arm raised bearing a round shield and her right arm extended forward brandishing a thunderbolt. The goddess is depicted in flowing drapery with a crested Corinthian helmet. The legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΓΟΝΟΥ runs along the field, with the control mark X to the inner left and a monogram to the inner right, identifying the issuing authority of Antigonus II Gonatas. |
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Antigonus II Gonatas had no secure claim to Macedonia until his victory over the Gauls at Lysimacheia around 277 BC — a battle he leveraged into dynastic legitimacy almost immediately. These tetradrachms were almost certainly struck in part to broadcast that victory and consolidate his grip on a kingdom he had spent years trying to hold. The Pan type referenced in the catalogues connects directly to that battle's aftermath.
Mamroth's die study remains the foundational work for sequencing this issue. The relatively tight SNG Copenhagen reference places this specimen within a well-documented but not exhaustively studied series.