Argead dynasty
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The Argead dynasty, also known as the Temenid dynasty was an ancient Macedonian royal house of Dorian Greek provenance. They were the founders and the ruling dynasty of the ancient kingdom of Macedon
Argos, Triobol, c.270 250 BC, HGC 5 670
Amyntas II, Bronze, c.395 393 BC, HGC 3 I 820
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander I. 498 454 BC. AR Obol. Struck circa 460 450 BC. Young male head right, wearing petasos
Perdikkas II, Tetrobol, 451 413 BC, HGC 3 1 791
Macedonia (ancient kingdom)
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Macedonia, also called Macedon, was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, which later became the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. The kingdom was founded and initia
Argead dynasty
…Tēmenídai) was an ancient Macedonian royal house of Dorian Greek provenance. They were the founders and the ruling dynasty of the ancient kingdom of Macedon from about 700 to 310 BC. Their tradition, as described in Greek historiography, traced their origins to Argos, in the Peloponnese region of Southern…
The entrance to one of the royal tombs at Vergina, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
A silver octadrachm of Alexander I of Macedon (r. 498–454 BC), minted c. 465–460 BC, showing an equestrian figure wearing a chlamys (short cloak) and petasos (head cap) while holding two spears and leading a horse
A Macedonian didrachm minted during the reign of Archelaus I of Macedon (r. 413–399 BC)
A silver stater of Amyntas III of Macedon (r. 393–370 BC)