RPC VII.2, 103

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 103
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Gordian III
Issue Type A: Alexander with hanging hair
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Obverse design diademed head of Alexander the Great, right, with hanging hair
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚ
Reverse design Alexander the Great riding Bucephalus galloping right, hurling spear; below, star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Axis 7, 8
Reference AMNG 562, 564
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 4: same pair of dies. 1, 4: same obv. die as 109/1, 5–6, 113/1, 115/2–4, 117/4, 129/1.
Note AMNG 562 with obv. ΑΛƐΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (no ligature).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 224 AMNG 564.1
2 2     Turin AMNG 562.2 = cast in BBAW
3 3     ✸ AMNG 562.1 (Rollin et Feuardent) = cast in BBAW
4 4     Nomos obolos 13, 2 July 2019, lot 494