In 188/7 BC, twenty years before the Macedonians' defeat by the Romans, Philip V decided to reopen those mines that had been closed down, and grant minting rights to specific Macedonian districts and cities. This measure was intended to finance the struggle of the last two Antigonid kings against the Romans.
For the first time since the 4th century BC large quantities of silver and bronze coins were issued by the "Macedonian People", the districts of Amphaxitis and Bottiaia and individual cities. These mints continued until 168 BC, the year of Perseus' defeat by the Romans.
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