A guide to the principal gold and silver coins of the ancients ...

B.C. 400-336. 4S
9. Chalcidice. AF. Obv. Head of Apollo. Eev. XAAKIAEON.
Lyre; beneath, magistrate's name, Efll EYAQPIAA. Wt.
132-6 grs.
10, 11. Chalcidice. M. Two silver staters, similar to the gold"
stater, but having the head of Apollo in the opposite direction.
Wts. 222-2 grs. and 222-8 grs.
These are coins of the Chalcidian League, struck at
Olynthus after B.C. 392, and before the time of Philip
of Macedon. The heads on this series exhibit varieties of
style, but are all remarkable for strength and beauty of
work.
12. Neapolis. M. Obv. Gorgon-head. Jiev. NCEOJIl. Head of
Nike, laureate. Wt. 58 grs.
This coin may be compared with I. B. 6, of the sama
city. The worship of Nike at Neapolis is due to the
Athenian settlers there, who associated her with Athena,
of whom there was a temple at Neapolis, called, as at
Athens, the Parthenon.
13. Philippi. A/". Obv. Head of Herakles. Bev. IAinnnN.
Tripod, above which palm ; in field, Phrygian cap. Wt. 133 grs.
The town of Philippi, anciently called Crenides, wasnamed
after Philip of Macedon in 358. In the neighbourhood
were rich gold mines, which in the time of
Philip are said to have yielded 1000 talents a year, or
more than £3,000,000.
Plate 22. 14. Maccdon. Pausanias, B.C. 390-389. JR. Obv. Young
male head, wearing tasnia. Bev. flAYZANIA. Horse. Wt.
118'3 grs. Plated coin.
15. Amyntas III., B.C. 389-369. M. Obv. Head of bearded
Herakles. Eev. AMYNTA. Horse. Wt. 141-4 grs.
16. Perdiccas III., B.C. 365-359. M. Obv. Head of young
Herakles. i2etJ. HEPAIKKA. Horse. Wt. 158-9 grs.
17. Philip II., B.C. 359-336. A^. Obv. Head of Apollo. Hev..
cl)|AinnOY. Charioteer in biga. Wt. 132-7 grs.
These gold staters were issued by Philip at all the
chief cities of his empire. They were called ^tAtTTTrctot,
and are mentioned by Horace as regale numisma Philipjpos:
(Epist. II. i. 232).