Macedonia (Roman Protectorate), Aesillas Quaestor, Silver Tetradrachm

MACEDON UNDER ROME. Aesillas, as Quaestor (ca. 95-65 BC). AR tetradrachm (29mm, 15.35 gm).  Uncertain mint. MAKEΔONΩN, head of Alexander III the Great, with horn of Ammon; Θ behind / AESILLAS, money chest, club and quaestor's chair; Q in right field, all within wreath. SNG Copenhagen 1330.

Aesillas served as quaestor in the Macedonian province during the transitional period in which Rome established control of Greece. His coins notably united Macedonian and Roman tradition, blending Hellenistic iconography with the ideals of the Republic - most prominently seen on his silver tetradrachms. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice