Head of Perseus, bearded, wearing a diadem, Eagle on a thunderbolt, wings open, in an oak wreath. λ in right field, N between legs, ϕ on top of the head., Extremly fine exemple of a tetradrachm struck under the authority of Perseus of Macedonia. Known for being the last king of Macedonia before Roman invasion, he was defeated at the battle of Pidna in 168 BC by L. Æmilius Paullus Macedonicus, son of the famous Roman politian L. Æmilius Paullus and father of Scipio Africanus. This exemple is very well preserved with still detailled beard and diadem on observe, and very well engraved thunderbolt on reverse, and the torso of the eagle still remains almost intact with still visible feathers., ΒΑΣI-ΛΕΩΣ∕ ΠEP-ΣΕΩΣ