Adaeus was King of Thraco-Macedonia ca. 250-200 BC. Many of his coins have been unearthed in Maronea, Thrace. According to ancient sources he was captured in battle and put to death by Ptolemy III Euergetes, ca. 230 BC.
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| Lindgren III 97 | Adaeus, King of Macedonia. ca 250-200 BC. AE 15mm. Boar's head right / Spearhead right; AΔAI above, monogram and Σ below. Jurukova 120; SNG BM Black Sea 331; Imhoof MG Type V; AMNG III-2, Type 21. | Text | Image |
| Lindgren 1336 | Adaeus, King of Macedonia, AE20. Laureate head of Apollo right / tripod, AΔAIOY to right, XP monogram and Σ to left. Gaebler 12; Imhoof MG Type I; AMNG III-2, Type 17. | Text | Image |
| SNG BMC 322 cf | Adaeus, King of Macedonia, Ca 200 BC; AE 22mm, 8.14 g. Laureate head of Apollo right / AΔAIOY, tripod; AXIΓ and ΠAT monograms in left field. cf SNG Black Sea 322 (monograms); Jurukova 113; Imhoof MG Type I (these monograms not listed); AMNG III-2, Type 17. | Text | Image |
| SNG BMC 324 | Adaios, 245-240 BC. AE-19 mm, 7.22 g. Laureate head of Apollo right / AΔAIOY to right of tripod; HΡ monogram and Σ in left field. SNG Black Sea 324; Imhoof MG Type I; AMNG III-2, Type 17. | Text | Image |
| SNG BMC 329 | Adaeus, King of Macedonia, Ca 200 BC; AE 16mm, 3.80 g. Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin / AΔAIOY, club; monogram and Σ below. SNG Black Sea 329; Imhoof MG Type III; AMNG III-2, Type 19. | Text | Image |
| SNG BMC 332 | Adaeus, King of Macedonia, Ca 200 BC; AE 19mm, 6.13 g. Helmeted head of Athena right, countermarked with a star / AΔAIOY, owl standing right, head facing, on spearhead. ΔHΡ and MA monograms in left field. SNG Black Sea 332; Imhoof MG IV; AMNG III-2, Type 20. | Text | Image |
| Entry for Macedonia, Kings, Adaeus on the Digital Historia Numorum | |||
| Search for Adaeus in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum |
