RPC VII.2, 109

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 109
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 ΝΕ(Ω)
Reverse design Athena seated left, holding Nike; beside throne, shield
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 3, 12
Reference AMNG 543a–545a
Specimens 8 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 5–6: same obv. die as 103/1, 4, 113/1, 115/2–4, 117/4, 129/1. 7: same obv. die as 93/2, 98/1.
Note On the obv., sometimes, ΑΛƐΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ in ligature; on the rev., sometimes ΝΕ in ligature.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 206 AMNG 545a.1
2 2     Mu AMNG 544.1
3 3     Amsterdam AMNG 543a.1 = cast in BBAW
4 4     Milan: Brera AMNG 545.1 = cast in BBAW
5 5     AMNG 545a.2 (Rollin et Feuardent) = cast in BBAW
6 6     AMNG 545a.3 (Rollin et Feuardent) = cast in BBAW
7 7     CGT coll.
8 8     ✸ Solidus 76, 6 Apr. 2021, lot 1179