Tetradrachm: Macedonian Shield with Head of Artemis (obverse); Club (reverse), 158–150 BC. Greece, Macedonia, 2nd century BC. Silver; diameter: cm (1 5/16 in.). Although Macedon was conquered by Rome in 168 BC, its mints continued to produce Hellenistic-style coinage. The obverse of this coin shows Artemis, identifiable by her bow and quiver, centered within an ornate Macedonian shield. On the reverse, a club is enclosed by a wreath and an inscription ascribing this coin to the first region of the Roman client state.

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