RPC VII.2, 172

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 172
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 ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟ
Edition Κοινὸν Μακεδόνων δὶς νεωκό(ρων)
Translation the Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design Nike in biga galloping right, holding whip
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 13.81 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference AMNG 631
Specimens 4 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies. 1–3: same obv. die as 160/2, 4–5. 1–3: same rev. die as 258/1, 289/1–4.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 199 AMNG 631.3
2 2     ✸ B: 18272474, Löbb. AMNG 631.3
3 3     Mu
4 4     AMNG 631.2 (Istanbul, Russian Archaeological Institute) = cast in BBAW