Philip V & Perseus 187-168 BC.Silver Tetrobol . Macedonian Shield & Helmet

Description: Very Rare Ancient Greek silver tetrobol coin from the Kingdom of Macedon, struck in the time of Kings Philip V and Perseus, circa 187-168BC. The obverse with Macedonian shield with a club on boss inscribed; MAKE[don] "Of Macedon" The reverse with Macedonian helmet. 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 called 'merides' (portions). Philip V (Greek: Philippos; 238179 BC) was king (Basileus) of Macedonia from 221 to 179 BC. Philip's reign was principally marked by an unsuccessful struggle with the emerging power of the Roman Republic. He would lead Macedon against Rome in the First and Second Macedonian Wars, losing the latter but allying with Rome in the Roman-Seleucid War towards the end of his reign. Perseus (Greek: ; c. 212 166 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 was the last Antigonid to rule Macedon, after losing the Battle of Pydna on 22 June 168 BC; subsequently, Macedon came under Roman rule. 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. Blaise Pascal mentions in his Penses (Lafuma 15) that Perseus was blamed for not committing suicide, supposedly after his defeat at Pydna. The Antigonid kingdom was dissolved, and replaced with four republics. Perseus was led as a captive in the triumph of Paullus, then thrown in prison, where according to Plutarch after two years, the Romans decided to kill him, and had him kept from sleeping to the point that he died from exhaustion in 166 BC. Livy, however, writes that he was shown clemency, and kept in good conditions at Alba Fucens for the rest of his life. In 178 BC, he had married Laodice V, the daughter of Seleucus IV from Syria. One son of Perseus and Laodice, Alexander was still a child when Perseus was defeated 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 metalworker, learned the Latin language, and became a public notary.

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