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title: Antigonus Doson, Silver Tetradrachm of Macedon
author: Mark Cartwright
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Antigonus Doson, Silver Tetradrachm of Macedon

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

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## Image Caption

[Silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) tetradrachm from Macedonia, reign of [Antigonus](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Antigonus/) Doson, 229-221 BCE. O: Head of [Poseidon](https://www.worldhistory.org/poseidon/). R: [Apollo](https://www.worldhistory.org/apollo/) on a ship's prow.

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2012, August 22). Antigonus Doson, Silver Tetradrachm of Macedon. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/845/antigonus-doson-silver-tetradrachm-of-macedon/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Antigonus Doson, Silver Tetradrachm of Macedon." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 22, 2012. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/845/antigonus-doson-silver-tetradrachm-of-macedon/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Antigonus Doson, Silver Tetradrachm of Macedon." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Aug 2012, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/845/antigonus-doson-silver-tetradrachm-of-macedon/>.

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