Macedon. Thessalonica circa 37 BC.
Bronze Æ

17 mm, 6,54 g

OMONOIA, veiled and diademed bust of Homonoia right / ΘΕΣ-ΣΑΛΟΝ; horse galloping right, ΡΩΜ below.

very fine

RPC I 1553; SNG ANS 806; SNG Cop 378; Moushmov 6621; Mionnet I, 341.

Homonoia (ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ) was the goddess of harmony, concord, unanimity, and oneness of mind. She is usually depicted either seated or standing with a cornucopia. Her opposite was Eris (ΕΡΙΣ) (Strife). As concept Homonoia was used by the Greeks to create unity in the politics of classical Greece. It saw widespread use when Alexander the Great adopted its principles to govern his vast Empire.