Circa 302-286 BCE
Æ 2.23g, 12mm, 3h
Wreathed head of Achilles to right
AX monogram, to right, Phrygian helmet; ΠΕΥΜΑΤΙΩ[Ν] around.
BCD Thessaly I 1248; BCD Thessaly II 564-5 var. (arrangement of ethnic); HGC 4, 25.
Ex J. Greiff Collection
Ex Roma
Peumata, also called Peuma, minted coins from 302 to 286 BCE, but little else is known about it. The coins depict Achilles on the obverse, which is not surprising since Achilles came from Thessaly. Perhaps there was a personal connection with Peumata that has since been lost.
Wildwinds lists a single type, though I’ve seen several small variations with the ‘AX’ monogram. Its coinage was minted while under the control of Demetrios I Poliorketes.
Extant inscriptions mention a border dispute that it had with Meliboia, which ran for over two centuries and was only ended by the Roman Senate.