Description: Macedonia, Orthagoreia, ca 350 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right / ΟΡΘΑΓ−ΟΡΕΙΩΝ; Macedonian helmet.

Diameter: AE11 mm

Weight: 2,18 g

Grade: aVF/aVF

Attribution: SG 1437; BMC 6-8

Commentary: rare; dark olive patina, some deposits, well centered

History: Pliny stated that Orthagoreia was the earlier name for Maroneia; excavation confirmed that the Maroneians moved to this site during Hellenistic times and prior to that they occupied the site closer to Abdera long considered to be Stryme.

Article Number: 020-04-05-41652