Country: Greece
Value: 2 euros
Year: 2019
Manolis Andronikos was a Greek archaeologist. He was born in Bursa, in present-day Turkey, but soon moved with his family to Thessaloniki. He participated as a disciple of Konstantinos Rhomaios in the excavations at Vergina (ancient Aegae) between 1938 and 1940. In 1949, he joined the Greek Archaeological Service, which allowed him to continue his archaeological work at Vergina. There he explored the so-called Great Tumulus, as well as another cemetery of small tumuli and the palace. In 1977 and 1978, in the Great Tumulus, he discovered important royal tombs from the 4th century BC, with rich grave goods, one of which he identified as that of Philip II of Macedon.
