RPC VII.2, 105

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 105
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 Ν(Ε)(Ω)
Reverse design Alexander the Great standing facing, head left, holding spear and parazonium
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 7, 12
Reference AMNG 579–82
Specimens 4 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 3–4: same obv. die as 131/1.
Note For a similar type issued under Severus Alexander, see AMNG 506.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 194 AMNG 580.1
2 2     B: 18272429, Prokesch-Osten AMNG 582.1
3 3     ✸ V: GR 10674 AMNG 581.1, pl. V.7, rev. = AMNG III.2, 52, pl. V.11, rev.
4 4     Lanz 120, 18 May 2004, lot 146