MACEDON, Koinon of Macedon. temp. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ (27.5mm, 12.14 g, 1h). Beroea mint. VF.

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Lot: 374. Estimated: $ 400

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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MACEDON, Koinon of Macedon. temp. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ (27.5mm, 12.14 g, 1h). Beroea mint. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Alexander the Great right with hanging hair, seen from the front, left arm of cuirass raised / Herakles standing right, holding lion’s skin and leaning on club set on rock to right; within domed tetrastyle shrine surmounted by a Triton left; on either side, agonistic crown with palm atop external columns. RPC VII.2 315.2 (this coin); AMNG 703. Brown patina, light roughness, scratches, minor deposits. VF. Extremely rare, only two known to RPC, including this coin.

From the Aleph Collection. Ex Roma E-Sale 72 (25 June 2020), lot 289; Pecunem/Gitbud & Naumann 14 (2 March 2014), lot 457.


Closing Date and Time: 30 August 2023 at 12:04:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.