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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Greek Coins| ▸ |Hellenistic Monarchies| ▸ |Alexander the Great||View Options:   | | |
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Born a leader, his genius and charisma led the Macedonian army to create an empire covering most of the then-known world, from Greece to India. His reign begins the Hellenistic Age, a time when civilization flourished. He was regarded as a god and his fame grew even greater after his premature death at thirty-two.BB60067. Bronze 1/2 unit, Price 351, Fair, rough, weight 3.387 g, maximum diameter 16.8 mm, die axis 180o, Macedonian mint, obverse diademed head of Apollo right; reverse AΛEΞANΔPOY, horse right, Boeotian shield (control symbol) below; SOLD
Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander the Great, 336 - 323 B.C.
The B A on the reverse abbreviates BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, King Alexander. It may actually refer to Alexander IV, Alexander the Great's son with the Bactrian princess Roxana. After Alexander's death, the Macedonian generals made his infant son and his mentally handicapped brother, Philip III, joint kings. They were both only pawns. The generals divided the empire among themselves. Philip III was imprisoned upon his return to Macedonia, and executed in 317 B.C. Alexander IV and his mother Roxana were executed in 311 B.C.GB74822. Bronze unit, SNG Alpha Bank 782, Price 376, SNG Cop 1026, Weber II 2146, SNG Munchen -, Müller Alexander -, F, green patina, porous, corrosion, weight 5.494 g, maximum diameter 17.0 mm, die axis 90o, Macedonia, Amphipolis(?) mint, c. 325 - 310 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse quiver right atop within bow with string downward, above B A, club left over thunderbolt below; SOLD
Koinon of Macedonia, Reign of Gordian III, 238 - 244 A.D., Portrait of Alexander the Great
The Macedonian Koinon (community) was the political organization governing the autonomous Roman province of Macedonia and was responsible for issuing coinage. The individual cities, as members of the Koinon, sent representatives to participate in popular assembly several times each year.
The high point of the year was celebrations and matches in honor of Alexander the Great and the Roman emperor held in Beroea (modern Verria) located about 75 km. west of Thessaloniki. This was the provincial center of the emperor cult, with the appropriate temple and privileges, first granted to the Koinon by Nerva. The title Neokoros, or "temple guardians" was highly prized and thus advertised on coins. Under Elagabalus, the Koinon received a second neokorie, indicated by B (the Greek number two) or rarely DIC (double in Greek). The title was rescinded but later restored by Severus Alexander, probably in 231 A.D.BB75636. Bronze AE 26, AMNG III 837, BMC Macedonia -, SNG Cop -, SNG Hunterian I -, SNG Bar -, SNG Saroglos -, aVF/aF, a little off center, rough, corrosion, weight 14.074 g, maximum diameter 26.2 mm, die axis 345o, Beroea (Verria, Greece) mint, c. 244 - 245 A.D.; obverse ALE-ΞANΔPOY (OY ligate), diademed and cuirassed bust of Alexander the Great right, facing head of Medusa (gorgoneion) on cuirass, shield on left arm; reverse KOINON MAKEΔONΩN B NEΩ, helmeted Athena seated left, Nike offering wreath in her right hand, spear in her left hand, grounded shield behind leaning on seat, EOC (year 275 of the Actium Era) in exergue; very rare; SOLD
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos, 285 - 246 B.C., Portrait of Alexander the Great
Ptolemy II requested copies of Jewish texts for the Library at Alexandria. There they were translated and transcribed by seventy Jewish scholars hired for the purpose, creating the Septuagint, the oldest Greek version of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). Many of the oldest Biblical verses among the Dead Sea Scrolls, particularly those in Aramaic, correspond more closely with the Septuagint than with the Hebrew text.GP34020. Bronze obol, Lorber CPE B237, Svoronos 467, Weiser 33, SNG Cop -, Fair, rough, weight 7.520 g, maximum diameter 23.0 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, post-reform, c. 260 B.C., with central depression; obverse head of Alexander the Great, in elephant scalp headdress, right; reverse ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings open, head left, no cornucopia, Θ between legs; SOLD
Seleukid Kingdom, Alexander I Balas, 152 - 145 B.C.
Alexander Balas, of humble origin, claimed to be Antiochus IV's son and heir to the Seleukid throne. Rome and Egypt accepted his claims. He married Cleopatra Thea, daughter of King Ptolemy Philometor of Egypt. With his father-in-law's help, he defeated Demetrius Soter and became the Seleukid king. After he abandoned himself to debauchery, his father-in-law shifted his support to Demetrius II, the son of Demetrius Soter. Balas was defeated and fled to Nabataea where he was murdered.GB90786. Bronze AE 18, Houghton-Lorber II 1795(1)b; SNG Spaer 1452; BMC Seleucid p. 55, 48; HGC 9 901 (R1), SNG Cop -, F, central cavities, corrosion, pitting, weight 5.390 g, maximum diameter 18.0 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, 150 - 145 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Apollo standing left, arrow in right, resting left on bow, cornucopia outer left, ΔΗ monogram (control) in exergue; SOLD
Koinon of Macedonia, Reign of Gordian III, 238 - 244 A.D., Portrait of Alexander the Great
The Macedonian Koinon (community) was the political organization governing the autonomous Roman province of Macedonia and was responsible for issuing coinage. The individual cities, as members of the Koinon, sent representatives to participate in popular assembly several times each year.
The high point of the year was celebrations and matches in honor of Alexander the Great and the Roman emperor held in Beroea (modern Verria) located about 75 km. west of Thessaloniki. This was the provincial center of the emperor cult, with the appropriate temple and privileges, first granted to the Koinon by Nerva. The title Neokoros, or "temple guardians" was highly prized and thus advertised on coins. Under Elagabalus, the Koinon received a second neokorie, indicated by B (the Greek number two) or rarely DIC (double in Greek). The title was rescinded but later restored by Severus Alexander, probably in 231 A.D.RP56400. Bronze AE 25, cf. AMNG III 629, gF, nice green patina, weight 8.512 g, maximum diameter 25.0 mm, die axis 45o, Beroea (Verria, Greece) mint, 238 - 244 A.D.; obverse AΛEΞANΔPOY, diademed head of Alexander the Great right; reverse KOINON MAKEΔONΩN NE, B in exergue, Athena seated left, patera in right, spear vertical behind in left, shield behind; scarce; SOLD
Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander the Great, 336 - 323 B.C.
GB52541. Bronze 1/2 unit, Price 401A, F, weight 4.177 g, maximum diameter 15.9 mm, Macedonian mint, c. 325 - 310 B.C.; obverse Macedonian shield, thunderbolt; reverse Macedonian helmet, Πo(?) monogram right, B A below; SOLD
Hammered Coin Weight (5.729g), Made From an Alexander the Great Bronze Coin
Transformed in antiquity, probably for use as a weight. This coin weighs exactly 1/3 of an Attic tetradrachm, equal to a silver octobol. Similar coins are known to have been used as weights.AA21466. Bronze Attic octobol weight, F, transformed in antiquity, weight 5.729 g, maximum diameter 19.4 mm, obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse BA, bow-case and club; ex Phil DeVicchi collection; SOLD
Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander the Great, 336 - 323 B.C.
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Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander the Great, 336 - 323 B.C.
GS03659. Silver tetradrachm, Price 2156, Choice VF, weight 16.80 g, maximum diameter 30.1 mm, die axis 0o, Ionia, Miletus (near Balat, Aydin, Turkey) mint, posthumous, 295 - 275 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left on throne, nude to the waist, himation around hips and legs, right leg drawn back, eagle in extended right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, Miletus monogram over star and lion in left field; SOLD
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