STRYMON River God- TRIDENT / Philip V & Perseus 187 BC/ MACEDONIAN Coin- GGcoins

Description

GREEK Macedonian Kings
Philip V and Perseus
circa;  187 - 168 BC.
Rare & mostly unknown river god
Strymon
Ancient
Greek Æ coin;
Size: 23.5.mm  / Weight:
8.1gm
Obverse:   Wreathed head of a rare river god
Strymon facing right...
Reverse:  ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ,
Ornamented
Trident
head with monogram to each side..
.
Ref:
SNG Cop 1298-9 var.
Personalized COA included
The Coin:
An
fantastic example of a rare bronze B.C.
era coin
,
dated
187-168 BC
it saw some but not much use before it found a safe place
to wait out the centuries.
Always Authentic,  I have never knowingly sold a copy or reproduction!
As grading
is subjective please Judge the coin photos to determine this for yourself.
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History: of coin images
In Greek mythology,
Strymon
was a river-god and son of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-wifeTethys.
He was a king of Thrace. By the muses, Euterpe or Calliope or Terpsichore, he became the father of Rhesus.
His other sons were Olynthus and Brangas.
Neaera bore Strymon's daughter, Evadne who became the wife of King Argus. He was also the father
of Tereine who mothered Thrassa by the god Ares. Another daughter, Rhodope became the mother of
Athos by Poseidon.
Philip V and Perseus
Philip V was endowed with considerable political and military abilities, which he evinced as much in
his wars against the Aitolians, the Romans and their allies (War of the Allies, 220-217 BC;
1st Macedonian War, 215-205 BC; 2nd Macedonian War, 200-197 BC; Antiochian War, 192-189 BC),
as in his fundamental reforms in his kingdom.
Unfortunately for him however the rise of Rome, by now meteoric, no longer permitted Macedonia to play
a leading role in the Greek Peninsula. After his defeat in the 2nd Macedonian War, Philip became aware
of the new state of affairs and assumed a policy of defence with the sole objective of ensuring Macedonian
independence.
His son and successor
Perseus
followed the same policy.
But the independence of Macedonia was no longer tolerated by Rome, who declared war on trivial
pretexts (3rd Macedonian War, 171-168 BC). After four years of failing resistance, the Macedon-ians
were crushed at Pydna in 168 BC by Lucius Aemilius Paullus. Perseus was taken as a prisoner to Italy,
where he died, while Macedonia became a federation of four small semi-autonomous areas.
Philip V
, (born 238 bc—died 179, Amphipolis, Macedonia), king of Macedonia from 221 to 179, whose
attempt to extend Macedonian influence throughout Greece resulted in his defeat by Rome.
His career is significant mainly as an episode in Rome’s expansion.
The son of Demetrius II and his wife Phthia (Chryseis), the young prince was adopted, after his father’s
death in 229, by his half-cousin Antigonus Doson, who took the throne.
Philip succeeded upon Antigonus’ death (summer 221) and soon won renown by supporting the Hellenic
League in its war against Sparta, Aetolia, and Elis (220–217). In 215 Philip, allied with Hannibal, the
Carthaginian general who was invading Italy (Second Punic War), attacked the Roman client states in Illyria
and initiated 10 years of inconclusive warfare against Rome (First Macedonian War).
The Romans countered his moves by an alliance with the Greek cities of the Aetolian League, but Philip
effectively aided his allies. When the Romans withdrew in 207, he forced an independent settlement upon
Aetolia (206) and concluded the war with Rome on favourable terms (Peace of Phoenice, 205).
Philip then turned to the east. He plotted against Rhodes and in 203–202 conspired with Antiochus III of
Syria to plunder the possessions of the Egyptian king Ptolemy V.
But the people of Rhodes and Pergamum defeated Philip at sea off Chios (201) and so exaggerated
reports of his aggression that Rome decided to declare war (Second Macedonian War, 200–196).
The Roman campaigns in Macedonia (199) and Thessaly (198) shook Philip’s position in Greece, and
in 197 the Romans, led by Titus Quinctius Flamininus, decisively defeated him at Cynoscephalae in Thessaly.
The terms of the peace confined Philip to Macedonia; he had to surrender 1,000 talents indemnity and
most of his fleet and deposit hostages, including his younger son, Demetrius, at Rome.
Until 189 Philip aided Rome against her enemies on the Greek peninsula. As a reward his tribute was
remitted and his son restored (190).
Philip devoted the last decade of his life to consolidating his kingdom.
He reorganized finances, transplanted populations, reopened mines, and issued central and local currencies.
Neighbouring states constantly and successfully accused him at Rome, however.
Becoming convinced that Rome intended to destroy him, he extended his authority into the Balkans in
three campaigns (184, 183, 181). Demetrius, encouraged by Flamininus to hope for Roman support in his
desire to succeed Philip, quarreled with his elder brother and heir to the throne, Perseus.
In 180 Philip reluctantly had Demetrius executed for treason. In 179, while pursuing a scheme for directing
the Bastarnae against the Dardanians, Philip died. He had been a fine soldier and a popular king whose
plans for expansion lacked consistent aims and achieved only temporary success.
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