Ancient Greek coin – HCR127070

Obverse

Design:

Head of Alexander, diademed, horned, long haired, left

Reverse

Inscription:

ΑΛΕΞΑΝ (above); ΔΡΟΝ (in exergue)

Design:

Lion, right

Information

Period

Roman Provincial

Dynasty

Severan

Reign

Severus Alexander

Person

Alexander III of Macedon, 336 BCE–323 BCE (ruler/authority)

Mint

Beroea (Macedonia), Koinon of the Macedonians (Roman Provincial)

Denomination

Uncertain

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

AD 222 – 235 (According to Karsten Dahmen)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

1.35

Axis

Diameter (mm)

12.4

Acquisition method

bequest

Acquisition collection reference

Bodleian Greek 265; MS Godwyn 1, 7; Hayne thesaurus ii, 13 pl. i. 11

Acquisition date

1770

Source

Reverend Charles Godwyn; Winchelsea

Acquisition credit

Bequeathed by the Reverend Charles Godwyn, 1770.

mint attribution: uncertain
Uncertain reign

Reference

SNG Ashmolean III : 3312

Reference

Dahmen, Aboukir and Tarsos : p. 537, 17

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