RPC VII.2, 159

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 159
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Gordian III
Issue Type B: Alexander with flowing hair
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Obverse design diademed head of Alexander the Great, right, with flowing hair
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β Ν
Reverse design Alexander the Great standing facing, head left, holding spear and parazonium
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Reference AMNG 668
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 160/1, 184/1–3.
Note A similar type was issued under Severus Alexander: see AMNG 516.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ A AMNG 668.1