Description

Kings of Macedon, Antigonos II Gonatas 274-229 BC. Unspecified Mint, AE 16.5mm 6.60gm Unit (Dichalkon). Dark green patina

Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right

Ref: Pan right, erecting trophy to right, B-A across upper field, monogram of Antigonos between legs.

Ref: HGC 3, 1049

***This coin was struck to celebrate one of the most critical military achievements of the Hellenistic period. In 277 BC, Antigonos Gonatas decisively defeated an army of invading Gauls (Celts) at the Battle of Lysimachia. This victory saved Greece from devastation, secured his claim to the vacant Macedonian throne, and established the Antigonid dynasty***

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