Very interesting issue minted on behalf of the quaestor Aesillas, probably in order to bribe the Thracian tribes during the first war of Mithridates VI with Rome.
Attractive coin that exhibits plenty of mint luster.
Greece
Macedonia, Roman Protectorate, Aesillas Quaestor (ca. 95-65 BC), Tetradrachm, Uncertain mint
Obverse: head of Alexander III the Great, with horn of Ammon, Θ behind neck
MAKEΔONΩN
Reverse: money chest, club and quaestor's chair, Q in right field, all within wreath
AESILLAS
Diameter 29 mm, weight 16.22 g
