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The two temples and legend on the reverse indicate "Two Neokorie," advertising the Koinon of Macedonia held the highly prized designation "double temple guardian" of the imperial cult. The first Nekoros was awarded by Nerva. The second Neokoros, indicated by B (the Greek number two) or rarely ΔIC (double in Greek) on coins, was first received under Elagabalus. The title was rescinded but then later restored by Severus Alexander, probably in 231 A.D.RP80316. Bronze AE 26, SNG Cop 1378, VF, weight 9.186 g, maximum diameter 26.2 mm, die axis 225o, Beroea (Verria, Greece) mint, c. 238 - 244 B.C.; obverse AΛEΞANΔPOY, diademed head of Alexander the Great right; reverse KOINON / BA above, MAKEDONWN / B NE below, two hexastyle temple fronts; glossy green patina; SOLD
Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander the Great, 336 - 323 B.C.
GB74832. Bronze unit, Price 275; Müller Alexander 22, SNG Alpha Bank 715, SNG Cop 1035, VF, perfect centering, scratches, pitting, corrosion, weight 6.139 g, maximum diameter 17.9 mm, die axis 270o, Macedonian mint, c. 336 - 323 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse AΛEΞANΔPOY, thunderbolt above club, bow, and quiver, Δ below; SOLD
Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander the Great, 336 - 323 B.C.
GS80963. Silver obol, Price 3606, VF, weight 0.664 g, maximum diameter 9.58 mm, die axis 90o, Mesopotamia, Babylon (Hillah, Iraq) mint, c. 325 - 323 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left, eagle in extended right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand; M left field, monogram beneath throne; SOLD
Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander the Great, 336 - 323 B.C.
GB18505. Bronze unit, Price 325a, VF, dark patina, weight 5.719 g, maximum diameter 17.2 mm, die axis 270o, Macedonian mint, obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse AΛEΞANΔPOY, bow in case above, club and one-handled cup 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.
RP58831. Bronze AE 26, cf. AMNG III 714, SNG Hunterian 750 var. (legend from lower left), Lindgren 1380 var. (same), BMC -, SNG Cop -, SNG Bar -, SNG Saroglos -, F, weight 10.887 g, maximum diameter 25.8 mm, die axis 0o, Beroea (Verria, Greece) mint, 238 - 244 A.D.; obverse AΛEΞANΔPOY, head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse KOINON MAKEΔONΩN B NEΩ (from upper right), Athena seated left, Nike in right, shield behind; scarce; SOLD
Macedonian Kingdom, Antigonos II Gonatas, 277 - 239 B.C., In the name of Alexander
This type was struck in the name of Alexander (B - A for BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY), using his obverse type (Herakles) and Philip II's reverse type (horse and rider). The type was struck posthumously from the time of Gonatas to Alex V. The style of this coin suggests it is an early issue from the rule of Gonatas.GB08726. Bronze AE 19, SGCV II 6787, aVF, weight 4.05 g, maximum diameter 19.0 mm, die axis 45o, uncertain Macedonian mint, 277 - 239 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse Youth riding prancing horse right, holding right hand upwards, B (king) behind, A (Alexander) before; SOLD
Seleukid Kingdom, Alexander I Balas, 152 - 145 B.C.
| Apamea is believed to be the Biblical city Shepham (Num. xxxiv. 11). It was fortified and enlarged by Seleucus I Nicator, who renamed it from Pharmake to Apamea, after his Bactrian wife, Apama. The Seleukids' elephant breeding and training camp was at Apamea. The pretender, Diodotus Tryphon, made Apameia the basis of his operations. At a strategic crossroad on the road to Cappadocia, Apamea was an important trade center in Roman Asia and flourished to the extent that its population eventually numbered half a million. The city boasted one of the largest theaters in the Roman world, and a monumental colonnade. The ruins of Apamea, with an enormous and highly ornamental acropolis, are about 55 km (34 mi) to the northwest of Hama, Syria. |  |
Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander the Great, 336 - 323 B.C.
GB51298. Bronze unit, Price 333 var. (no NA above), Müller 221 var. (same), VF, weight 4.530 g, maximum diameter 16.9 mm, die axis 45o, Macedonian mint, c. 336 - 323 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse AΛEΞANΔPOY, bow in quiver and club, NA above, HP monogram below; rare; SOLD
Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander the Great, 336 - 323 B.C.
Struck during the lifetime of Alexander the Great.GB51308. Bronze unit, Price 313, Müller Alexander 799, Drama Hoard 136, SNG Alpha Bank 728, SNG Munchen 847, SNG Cop -, VF, weight 5.475 g, maximum diameter 18.4 mm, die axis 0o, uncertain Macedonian mint, c. 336 - 323 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse AΛEΞANΔPOY, quiver and bow above, club below, symbols Φ exergue; SOLD
Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander the Great, 336 - 323 B.C.
GB53718. Bronze unit, Price 407, SNG Alpha Bank 836, SNG Cop 1121, HGC 3.1 956, aVF, weight 5.159 g, maximum diameter 16.7 mm, Macedonian mint, c. 325 - 310 B.C.; obverse Macedonian shield, thunderbolt in center, five sets of double arcs over a pellet and five stars alternating around; reverse crested Macedonian officer's helmet facing, flanked by B - A (BAΣIΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔPOY - King Alexander), ivy leaf below; SOLD
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