RPC VII.2, 121

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 121
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 agonistic table seen in perspective from right, holding two agonistic crowns with palm and small purse
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Reference AMNG 597
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note A similar type was issued under Severus Alexander: see AMNG 508.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Rome AMNG 597.1 = cast in BBAW