2006.252: Coin of the Koinon of the Macedonians with the head of Alexander the Great issued under Alexander Severus

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2006.252

People

Severus Alexander, Roman (r. 222 - 235 CE)

Title

Coin of the Koinon of the Macedonians with the head of Alexander the Great issued under Alexander Severus

Classification

Coins

Work Type

coin

Date

231-235 CE

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia

Period

Roman Imperial period, Middle

Culture

Roman Provincial

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/317845

Physical Descriptions

Medium

bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

10.76g

Die Axis

5

Date on Object

NEO

Inscriptions and Marks

• Obverse Inscription: ALEXANDROU
• Reverse Inscription: KOINON MAKEDONWN N

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Purchased from Heinz-W. Müller, Solingen, Germany (see John Herrmann's letter).

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

Gaebler, AMNG III 1, no.448

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John J. Herrmann, Jr. and Annewies van den Hoek in honor of David Mitten

Accession Year

2006

Object Number

2006.252

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obv.: head of Alexander the Great to r., wearing an Attic helmet decorated with a griffin.
Rev.: horseman galloping to r., wearing a chlamys over the shoulders, a cuirass and boots, and raising his right arm in a gesture of salute.

Publication History

• Thomas W. Lentz, ed., Harvard University Art Museums Annual Report 2006-7, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, 2008), p. 13, repr.

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