RPC VII.2, 167

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 167
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 ΝΕΩΚ(Ο)
Reverse design Athena seated left, holding patera; beside throne, shield
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Axis 6, 7
Reference AMNG 625–6
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Note On the obv., sometimes, ligature ΑΛƐΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ C SNG 2357 = AMNG 626.1
2 2     AMNG 625.1 (Solon) = cast in BBAW
3 3     Helios 7, 12 Dec. 2011, lot 343
4 4     CGT coll.