CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
- Emperor:
- Koinon of Macedonia, during time of Severus Alexander
- Denomination:
- AE26
- Composition:
- Bronze
- Date:
- 222-235 AD
- Obverse:
- AΛEXANΔΡOY, diademed head of Alexander III "the Great" right with flowing hair
- Reverse:
- KOINON MAKEΔONΩN B NEΩ, Athena seated left, holding Nike(?) standing left, left hand touching the shield behind chair
- Reference:
- cf. AMNG 628; SNG Copenhagen 1353 var. (NEΩ)
- Size:
- 26mm, 11.8g, 7h
- Province:
- Macedon
- Grade:
- gF, green patina, smoothed fields, some tooling
The Roman province of Macedonia was officially established in 146 BC, after the Roman general Quintus Caecilius Metellus defeated Andriscus of Macedon in 148 BC, and after the four client republics established by Rome in the region were dissolved. The province incorporated Epirus Vetus, Thessaly, and parts of Illyria and Thrace. The word "Koinon" means "common" and in this context is used to describe The Koinon of the Macedonians (Κοινόν Μακεδόνων) which was the commonwealth of all Macedonian communities at the time.
I, Peter A. Piliouras of Ancient Coin Traders irrevocably guarantee for life to the Purchaser that this ancient coin is authentic. If this coin is deemed not to be authentic by a professional certification service, then I will refund to the Purchaser the full cost of acquiring the coin (including shipping) together with the certification fees.
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Signed: Peter Anthony Piliouras
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