The coins of Macedonia from the 6th cent. B.C. M acedonia was one of the first regions of Greece, which, during the second half of the 6th century started to use coins. The main reason was the existence of large reserves of gold and silver in the area and the contacts with the Persian empire. The engravers of the Macedonian mints conveyed on coins themes of religious character, thus leading to the depiction of gods, heroes and their symbols, to constitute the larger part of Macedonian numismatic iconography. Another important part of the Macedonian numismatic iconography is the depiction of themes from the animal and vegetable kingdom.
Portraits constitute a special iconographic category exclusively used in royal coinage.
The Thraco-Macedonian tribes. The royal coinage. From Alexander I to Cassander. The royal coinage. From Demetrius Poliorketes to Perseus.