RPC VII.2, 137

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 137
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Gordian III
Issue Type A: Alexander with hanging hair
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Edition Ἀλεξάνδρου
Translation of Alexander
Obverse design diademed head of Alexander the Great, right, with hanging hair
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕ
Edition κοινὸν Μακεδόνων βʹ νε(ωκόρων)
Translation Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design Zeus seated left, holding patera and sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 12.37 g
Axis 6, 7, 12
Reference AMNG 532
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 2–3: same obv. die as 94/4.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 264 AMNG 532.1
2 2     CGT coll.
3 3     ✸ Pecunem Gitbud & Naumann 14, 2 Mar. 2014, lot 458 = Roma Numismatics EA 72, 25 June 2020, lot 288