The Macedonian Koinon, a political semi autonomous organisation governing this Roman province, it was responsible among other things for issuing coins. I bought this Koinon AE coin with Alexander the great and Athena / Niké . The background for the production of these coins is a festival organized for the ruling Roman emperor in honour of Alexander the great , who was admired by both Romans and Macedonians . The gladiator fights , the horseraces, musical competitions and gymnastics took place in Beroia , capital of the Koinon. Please show your Koinon coins , thanks
I only have two. The first is poor condition and worse centering unless you like to see the metal curled around the edges of the die. On the other hand the two prize baskets show the city won at some athletic contest. What contest? In the field it is spelled out in three lines. O/ΛVM/ΠIA Like Andres' coin it also notes the second Neokorate. My Athena coin has a very odd crackled surface.
Neat coin @Andres2 DOMITIAN AE23 OBVERSE: AVT KAISAR DOMITAINOS SEB, laureate head right REVERSE: KIONON MAKEDONWN, Macedonian shield Struck at Koinon of Macedonia, 81-96AD 8.2g, 23mm RPC 336, SNG Cop 1337, Moushmov 5881
I have three from the Pythian games but yours is Olympian. Only one from Macedon and a couple from other provinces. Macedonia, Koinon. Antoninus Pius AE27 Antoninus Pius AE27. Koinon of Macedonia. KAICAP ANTWNEINOC, bare head right with waved hair / KOINON MAKEDONWN, winged thunderbolt with four wings. AMNG 259(2). Crete, Koinon of Crete. Hadrian AE Hadrian, AE of the Koinon of Crete. 117-138 AD. Obv: AVT KAICAP ADRIANOC, laureate head right. Rev: K-K(ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΚΡΗΤΩΝ) to left and right of basket containing poppy and two grain-ears. Svoronos 123; SNG Copenhagen 587. Thessaly, Koinon of. Septimius Severus AE21. Obv: AVT L CEP CEBHPOCP, laureate head right. Rev: KOINON QECCALWN, Athena Itonia standing right brandishing javelin & shield.
I have one of these that, although not in great shape, is one of my favorites! It's fun to see an ancient representation of a story as still well known as Alexander's taming of Bucephalos. It's also interesting to think that to those who minted this coin, the story was already nearly 600 years old. Koinon of Macedonia, AE27, AD 238–244. ALEXANDR-OY, Diademed head of Alexander right with long hair / KOINON MAKEDONWN B NE-W, Alexander standing right, taming Bucephalos, holding the horse's reins with both hands. AMNG III-I 556; BMC 108; SNG Cop 1357
That's a nice example, @Orange Julius! I have one that was part of an unimaged large mixed lot. It has terrible cleaning marks but is still a wonderful type for the reason you mentioned. Macedon Koinon 3rd century AD (in the time of Severus Alexander? Gordian III? Caracalla? This type was minted during several reigns) AE27, 13.5 gm Obv: (in theory...) AΛEΞANΔPOC; head of Alexander right (flowing hair? lion skin? helmeted?) Rev: KOINON MAKEΔONΩN [somethingNEsomething]; Alexander standing right, naked except for chlamys which flies behind him, taming his horse Bucephalus who rears left before him Ref: SNG Copenhagen 1357?
Hey ancientone, I could be wrong, but yours looks laureate rather than bare head. Like mine, which I have as Varbanov 3037.
Thank you @zumbly! Yea, I don't know where the "waved hair, bare head" descrip came from. Wow! You guy's have SOME coins!
