RPC VII.2, 162

 

Image of specimen #10

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 162
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Gordian III
Issue Type B: Alexander with flowing hair
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Edition Ἀλεξάνδρου
Translation of Alexander
Obverse design diademed head of Alexander the Great, right, with flowing hair
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕ
Edition κοινὸν Μακεδόνων βʹ νε(ωκόρων)
Translation Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design Alexander the Great standing facing, head right, holding spear and parazonium
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 13.18 g
Axis 1, 7, 12
Reference AMNG 666–7
Specimens 12 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 8: same obv. die as 181/1–2. 9–10: same obv. die.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18272494, Sperling AMNG 667.1
2 2     G SNG 749 = AMNG 666.2
3 3     Florence AMNG 666.1 = cast in BBAW
4 4     Sofia AMNG 667.2 = cast in BBAW
5 5     AMNG 666.3 (Mordtmann) = cast in BBAW
6 6     CGT coll.
7 7     Noble 99, 17 Apr. 2012, lot 3641
8 8     Nomos obolos 13, 2 July 2019, lot 496
9 9     Nomos obolos 7, 9 July 2017, lot 434
10 10     ✸ Nomos, Obolos 16, 11 Oct. 2020, lot 517 = Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland 4, 19 Mar. 1999, lot 225
11 11     Rauch 91, 5 Dec. 2012, lot 88
12 12     VAuctions 308, 26 June 2014, lot 92