MACEDON, Koinon of Macedon. Time of Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ (27mm, 13.97 g, 1h). Dated year 275 of the Actian Era (AD 244).Electronic Auction 522 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MACEDON, Koinon of Macedon. Time of Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ (27mm, 13.97 g, 1h). Dated year 275 of the Actian Era (AD 244). AΛЄΞANΔPOV, head of Alexander the Great right, wearing lion’s skin headdress / KOINON MAKЄΔONΩN B NЄ •, two prize crowns, each containing palm frond, set on table seen in perspective from left, serpent below and climbing to left of table; ЄOC (date) below. AMNG 847 corr. (serpent not mentioned); RPC VIII Online 70345 corr. (same); BMC 111 corr. (same). Green patina, minor roughness and adhesions. VF. Rare variety, only three known to RPC. |