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Coin of Koinon of Macedonia with head of deified Alexander the Great
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 222–235
Mint: Macedonia
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 26 mm. Weight: 12.95 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1983.16
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Alexander as Herakles in lionskin to right. Below, star.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Nike at left, holding small statue of a Kabeiros, facing toward seated Macedonia, who wears turreted crown and holds a spear. Beside Macedonia, a shield.
Inscription in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Nike at left, holding small statue of a Kabeiros, facing toward seated Macedonia, who wears turreted crown and holds a spear. Beside Macedonia, a shield.
Inscription in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy spring 1982: with Numismatic Fine Arts, Inc., 342 North Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90212 (Numismatic Fine Arts, Inc., Publication 22, Spring 1982, no. 14); by December 1982: with Jeffrey Spier, P. O. Box 1082, Radio City Station, New York, N.Y. 10101; purchased by MFA from Jeffrey Spier, January 12, 1983