PHILIP V Perseus 185BC Rare Ancient Greek Coin River-God Strymon Trident

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Item: i23266 Authentic Ancient Coin of: Greek King: Philip V - King of Macedonia: 221-179 B.C.& Greek King: Perseus - Macedonian King: 179-168 B.C. - Bronze 20mm (7.51 grams) Struck circa time of Philip V & Perseus, 185-168 B.C. Reference: SNGCop 1299 Head of the river-god Strymon right. MAKE- Δ ON Ω N, ornate trident with monograms below. Son of Demetrios II, Philip V came to power in 221 B.C. on the death of Antigonos Doson. He was a vigorous ruler and maintained the power of the Macedonian kingdom in the earlier part of his reign. However, he made the mistake of arousing the enmity of the Romans, and in 197 B.C. his power was crushed at the battle of the Kynoskephalai by the Roman general T. Quinctius Flamininus. After this his power and territory were severely curtailed by Rome, and the days of the Macedonian kingdom were numbered. The eldest son of Philip V, Perseus was the last king of Macedon. He inherited a kingdom already largely dependent on Rome, but his policies aroused Roman suspicions and armed conflict became inevitable. At the battle of Pydna, in 168 B.C., Perseus lost his kingdom and he died two years later as an exile in Italy. You are bidding on the exact item pictured, provided with a Certificate of Authenticity and Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity. Perseus ( Greek : � ερσεύς ) (ca. 212 BC - 166 BC ) was the last king ( Basileus ) of the Antigonid dynasty , who ruled the successor state in Macedon created upon the death of Alexander the Great . He also has the distinction of being the last of the line, after losing the Battle of Pydna on 22 June 168 BC; subsequently Macedon came under Roman rule. Reign In 179 BC Philip V of Macedon died. In the previous year Philip had his pro-Roman son Demetrius executed. Perseus had been jealous of Demetrius' success as ambassador to Rome and had convinced their father to have him poisoned as a potential usurper. The Romans favored Demetrius, and Perseus' role in killing Demetrius did not endear him to Rome when he took the throne.One of his first acts on becoming king was to renew the treaty with Rome. Yet, Perseus' other actions troubled Rome. His interference in the affairs of his neighbors, his ousting of Roman ally Abrupolis from his territories, his armed visit to Delphi , his avoidance of the Roman ambassadors to Macedonia, and his dynastic marriages all gave Rome cause for concern. Soon Rome and Perseus went to war in the Third Macedonian War (171-168 BC). Although Perseus had some initial success, the war ended with the King's surrender to the Roman general Lucius Aemilius Paullus after his decisive defeat at the Battle of Pydna , and his eventual imprisonment in Rome with his half-brother Philippus and son Alexander. [1] Blaise Pascal mentions in his Pensées (Lafuma 15) that Perseus was blamed for not committing suicide, supposedly after his defeat and capture at Pydna. The Antigonid kingdom was dissolved, and replaced with four republics. Andriscus of Macedon broke off the Roman rule for about a year, but was defeated in 148 BC by the Romans. In 146 BC, the four republics were dissolved, and Macedon officially became the Roman province of Macedonia .On 178 BC he had married Laodicea, daughter of Seleuco IV from Syria . Perseus' one son, Alexander, was still a child when Perseus was conquered by the Romans, and after the triumph of Aemilius Paullus in 167 BC , was kept in custody at Alba Fucens , together with his father. He became a skillful toreutes , learned the Latin language, and became a public notary. Philip V ( Greek : Φίλιππος Ε΄ ) (238 BC - 179 BC) was King of Macedon from 221 BC to 179 BC. Philip's reign was principally marked by an unsuccessful struggle with the emerging power of Rome . Philip was attractive and charismatic as a young man. A dashing and courageous warrior, he was inevitably compared to Alexander the Great and was nicknamed the darling of Hellas ( Greek : η αγάπη μου για Ελλάδα ). [1] [2] Early life The son of Demetrius II... read more

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