MACEDON, Koinon of Macedon. temp. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ (27mm, 10.70 g, 6h). Beroea mint. Near VF.

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Lot: 372. Estimated: $ 300

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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MACEDON, Koinon of Macedon. temp. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ (27mm, 10.70 g, 6h). Beroea mint. Diademed head of Alexander the Great right, with flowing hair / Alexander standing right, nude but for chlamys flowing out behind him, placing bridle on Bucephalas rearing left. RPC VI Online 251; AMNG 463. Dark red-brown patina, a few light cleaning marks. Near VF. Very rare and popular type.

From the Aleph Collection. Ex Solidus Online Auction 8 (23 April 2016), lot 174.

Bucephalas was a magnificent black stallion with a white blaze on his forehead, and was the pride and joy of Alexander. Originally, Phillip II was going to purchase the horse for himself, but finding it too unmanageable, he made a wager with his son that if he could tame and ride the horse he could keep it. Alexander, noticing that Bucephalas was afraid of his own shadow, turned the steed into the sun. As his shadow now fell behind him, Bucephalas was quickly calmed and Alexander was able to ride him. From that day, Bucephalas carried Alexander into most of his victorious battles. When the horse finally died in 326, Alexander had a state funeral for him and built a city in India where he died, naming it Bucephala.

Closing Date and Time: 30 August 2023 at 12:03:40 ET.

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