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Gold Myrtle Wreath
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Gold Myrtle Wreath

Gold myrtle wreath from Macedonia, 4th century BCE. A religious symbol, also indicating social position, it was worn at public appearances, religious ceremonies and symposia, and accompanied its owner to the grave. Archaeological Museum...
Myrtle Wreath
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Myrtle Wreath

Gold wreaths that imitate natural ones come mainly from royal tombs in Macedonia, Asia Minor and southern Italy. The crowning of the dead with a wreath signified that they were worthy of being rewarded with eternal life after death. The...
Gold Olive wreath
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Gold Olive wreath

4th century BCE gold Olive wreath from Macedonia, both a religious symbol and indicator of social position and power (Archaeological Museum, Thessaloniki, Greece)
Mosaic Floor at Herakleia Lynkestis
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Mosaic Floor at Herakleia Lynkestis

Mosaic floor of the Great Basilica at Herakleia Lynkestis, Macedonia, 5th-6th century.
Antigonus Doson, Silver Tetradrachm of Macedon
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Antigonus Doson, Silver Tetradrachm of Macedon

Silver tetradrachm from Macedonia, reign of Antigonus Doson, 229-221 BCE. O: Head of Poseidon. R: Apollo on a ship's prow.
Silver Tetradrachm of Demetrius I of Macedon
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Silver Tetradrachm of Demetrius I of Macedon

Silver tetradrachm from Macedonia, reign of Demetrius I of Macedon, 306-283 BCE. O: Nike blowing a trumpet on a ship's brow. R: Poseidon with trident. The coin was minted to commemorate Demetrius' victory over Ptolemy I at Salamis near Cyprus...
Perseus, Macedonian Silver Tetradrachm
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Perseus, Macedonian Silver Tetradrachm

Silver tetradrachm from Macedonia, reign of Perseus, 179-168 BCE. O: Head of Perseus. R: Eagle on a thunderbolt in a wreath of oak.
Macedonian Silver Dodecadrachm
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Macedonian Silver Dodecadrachm

Silver dodecadrachm from Derrones, Macedonia, ca 500-480 BCE. O: Nude male figure with two oxen. (R: incuse square).
Ionic Pilaster Capital from Pella
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Ionic Pilaster Capital from Pella

Ionic pilaster capital from the palace complex of Pella (Macedonia) which occupied the entire extant of the hill dominating the ancient city, Hellenistic Period (Pella Archaeological Museum).
Herakleia Lynkestis
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Herakleia Lynkestis

Herakleia Lynkestis (Heraclea Lyncestis), Republic of Macedonia.
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