RPC VII.2, 166

 

Image of specimen #9

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 166
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(Ε)
Reverse design Athena seated left, holding Nike and spear; beside throne, shield; star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 1, 6, 7, 8, 12
Reference AMNG 619–20
Specimens 10 (5 in the core collections)
Note On the rev., sometimes, ΝΕ in ligature.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1958,0304.63
2 2     L BMC 115 = AMNG 620.3
3 3     P: 207 AMNG 619.1
4 4     B: 18272460, Alter Bestand AMNG 620.1
5 5     NY: 1944.100.14352
6 6     AMNG 620.2 (Jakuntschikoff coll.) = cast in BBAW
7 7     Künker 83, 17 June 2003, lot 242
8 8     Naumann 56, 6 Aug. 2017, lot 309
9 9     ✸ Pecunem Gitbud & Naumann 4, 2 June 2013, lot 231
10 10     Savoca EA 31 Silver, 10 Mar. 2019, lot 268