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Macedon under the Romans, Koinon, AE26, Portrait of Alexander III the Great, 222-235 AD
Ruler: Koinon of Macedonia, during time of Severus Alexander
Province: Macedon
Date: 222-235 AD
Denomination: AE26
Composition: Bronze
Obverse: AΛEXANΔΡOY, diademed head of Alexander III "the Great" right with flowing hair
Reverse: KOINON MAKEΔONΩN B NEΩ, Athena seated left, holding Nike(?) standing left, left hand touching the shield behind chair
Size: 26mm, 11.8g, 7h
Grade: gF, green patina, smoothed fields, some tooling
Reference(s): cf. AMNG 628; SNG Copenhagen 1353 var. (NEΩ)
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Macedon under the Romans, Koinon, AE28, Portrait of Alexander III the Great, 238-244 AD
Ruler: Koinon of Macedonia, during time of Gordian III
Province: Macedon
Date: 238-244 AD
Denomination: AE28
Composition: Bronze
Obverse: AΛEXANΔΡOY, diademed head of Alexander III "the Great" right with flowing hair
Reverse: KOINON MAKEΔONΩN B N, Athena seated left, holding Nike standing left, left hand touching the shield behind chair
Size: 28mm, 12.7g, 12h
Grade: Choice gVF, smooth patina
Reference(s): AMNG 620 var (unbroken inscription)
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Macedon, Chalkidian League, AE17, BC, c. 370 BC, HGC Plate Coin
Province: Macedon, Chalkidian League
Date: circa 370 BC
Denomination: AE17
Composition: Bronze
Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo right
Reverse: ΧΑΛ/ΚΙ/ΔΕΩΝ, Kithara
Size: 16.56mm, 4.63g, 8h
Grade: VF, dark brown-green patina
Provenance: illustrated in Handbook of Greek Coinage volume 3; ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 412 (17 January 2018), Lot 69; ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 222 (11 November 2009), Lot 55
Reference(s): HGC 3, 511 (this coin, illustrated); cf. Psoma Olynthe, Olynthe Group XII; SNG Copenhagen 246; SNG ANS 552-553; SNG Kikpe 398; BMC Macedon p. 69, 29-31 (palm below lyre); SGCV I 1433
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Macedon, Pella, AE19, 168-158 BC
Province: Macedon, Pella
Date: 168-158 BC
Denomination: AE19
Composition: Bronze
Obverse: Head of Athena right wearing richly ornamented crested helmet
Reverse: ΠEΛΛ[H]Σ, Bull feeding right, tripod underneath; monogram right
Size: 19mm, 5.6g, 12h
Grade: gVF, attractive green toning, some dirt covering parts (can be cleaned further)
Reference(s): cf. Sear 1446
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Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaeus, Half-Brother of Alexander the Great, AR Hemidrachm, Cilicia, 323-317 BC
Ruler: King Philip III Arrhidaeus; Struck under Philoxenos
Province: Uncertain mint in Cilicia
Date: 323-318/7 BC
Denomination: AR Hemidrachm
Composition: Silver
Obverse: Alexander as Herakles right facing wearing lionskin headdress
Reverse: AΛEΞANΔΡOY (abbreviated), Zeus seated left on throne, one leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre; ΦI in left field, ΛΣ below throne
Size: 13mm, 1.88 g, 11h
Grade: Near VF, nicely toned, porous, slightly off center, rare
Provenance: ex Classical Numismatic Group; From the Dr. Will Gordon Collection
Reference(s): Price 2962
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Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaeus, Half-Brother of Alexander the Great, AR Obol, Babylon, 323-317 BC
Ruler: King Philip III Arrhidaeus; Struck under Archon, Dokimos, or Seleukos I
Province: Babylon mint
Date: 323-318/7 BC
Denomination: AR Obol
Composition: Silver
Obverse: Alexander as Herakles right facing wearing lionskin headdress
Reverse: AΛEΞANΔΡOY (abbreviated), Zeus seated left on throne, one leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre; M in left field, ΛY under throne
Size: 10mm, 0.68 g, 1h
Grade: VF, nicely toned, rare
Provenance: ex Classical Numismatic Group; From the Dr. Will Gordon Collection
Reference(s): Price 3696
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Macedon, Philippi, AE17, c. 356-345 BC, HGC Plate Coin
Province: Macedon, Philippi
Date: circa 356-345 BC
Denomination: AE17
Composition: Bronze
Obverse: Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin
Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΩΝ, Tripod; Θ to left
Size: 17mm, 5.69 g, 5h
Grade: VF, black patina with earthen highlights
Provenance: HGC Plate Coin; from the Belgica Collection, ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 155 (3 January 2007), Lot 21; ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 415 (28 February 2018), Lot 44
Reference(s): Bellinger, Philippi, Group Ic, 5; HGC 3, 632 (this coin illustrated)
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Macrinus, 217-218 AD, Phoenicia, Aradus, AR Tetradrachm, Prieur Plate Coin
Ruler: Macrinus
Province: Phoenicia, Aradus
Date: 217-218 AD
Denomination: AR Tetradrachm
Composition: Silver
Obverse: AYT·KAIM·A·OΠ·CE·MAKPINOC, Laureate bust of Macrinus, right, seen from behind
Reverse: ΔHMARPX EΞ YΠATOC [A], Eagle facing, wings spread, head and tail right, holding wreath in beak; between legs, bull's head right
Size: 26.67mm, 13.42 g, 7h
Grade: VF, toned with underlying luster, some light porosity.
Provenance: Prieur Plate Coin, from the Michael Prieur Collection, ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 443 (1 May 2019), Lot 383; ex Bourgey (17 May 1984), Lot 136 (part of)
Reference(s): Prieur 1243 (this coin cited and illustrated); Bellinger Syrian 239; SGICV 2959 (slight variations in obverse legend); cf. BMC Galatia p. 200, 398; Butcher -
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Mark Antony, Legionary Denarius
Ruler: Mark Antony (not an emperor).
Date: 32-31 BC
Denomination: Denarius.
Composition: Silver.
Obverse: ANT. AVG IIIVIR. R. P. C. praetorian galley right.
Reverse: Eagle between two legionary standards.
Size: 3.5g,
Grade: aF
Reference(s): RSC 27.1cf
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Maximinus I, Sestertius, Fides, 236-237 AD
Ruler: Maximinus I
Province: Rome mint
Date: 3rd emission, late 236-237 AD
Denomination: Sestertius
Composition: Orichalcum
Obverse: MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM, Bust of Maximinus, laureate, bearded, draped and cuirassed, right
Reverse: FIDES MILITVM, Fides draped, standing front, head left, holding standard in either hand
Size: 30.75mm, 18.33g, 12h
Grade: Choice gVF, toned, obverse well struck with high relief, flan flaw on reverse
Provenance: ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 398, Lot 572
Reference(s): BMCRE 137; RIC 78; Banti 4; Cohen 13
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Maximinus II Daia, 308-313AD, Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch, AE2 Silvered Follis, Genius, struck 312 AD
Ruler: Maximinus II Daia
Province: Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antiochia ad Orontem
Date: 312 AD
Denomination: AE2 Follis
Composition: Silvered bronze
Obverse: IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, Head of Maximinus Daia, laureate, facing right
Reverse: GENIO AVGVSTI, Genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, holding head of Sol in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; * | H, in left and right fields; ANT in exergue
Size: 20.20mm, 4.9g, 11h
Grade: gEF-aUNC, virtually no wear, tight flan, well centred, boldly struck, darkly toned, intact silvering
Provenance: From the Eng Collection, ex JAZ Numismatics (2018)
Reference(s): RIC VI Antioch 164b; SRCV IV 14840
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Messenia, Messene, AE Hemiobol – Hexachalkon, Nikarchos, Grandjean Plate Coin, c. 50-30 BC
Ruler: Nikarchos (magistrate)
Province: Messenia, Messene
Date: circa 50-30 BC
Denomination: AE Hemiobol - Hexachalkon
Composition: Bronze
Obverse: Diademed head of Demeter facing right
Reverse: NIKAPXOC (name of magistrate), Zeus standing right, holding sceptre and eagle on outstretched arm; to right, ME, tripod and wreath
Size: 20.21mm, 4.6g, 1h
Grade: VF, attractive red and green patina, slight roughness, obverse a little off center
Provenance: from the BCD Collection together with his round tag noting 'Lot/coll., Feb 1991, SFz. 30.-', ex Classical Numismatic Group: eAuction 408 (25 October 2017), Lot 130; Inventory 8333484 (January 2009)
Reference(s): Grandjean Series XI, Emission κ, 497a (V281/R445 – this coin, illustrated); BCD Peloponnesos 748; SNG Copenhagen 518; SNG Kikpe 621; BMC Peloponnesos [Messenia] p. 112, 37; HGC 5, 579; SNG Soutzos; Kroll -