MACEDON (ROMAN PROTECTORATE), Republican period. First Meris. Circa 167-149 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 28 mm, 16.43 g, 3 h), a contemporary imitation. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis to right, bow and quiver over her shoulder; all at the center of a Macedonian shield ornamented with stars within crescents. Rev. WAEΔΟΝΩΝ / TΠΡΩΤΗΣ Club to right; above and below, monogram; around, oak wreath with ties to left; to left of the ties, thunderbolt. Cf. AMNG III/1 163 (for prototype) and 181-2 (for similar imitations). Minor marks and with light deposits, otherwise, very fine.
From a European collection, formed before 2005.