RPC VII.2, 174

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 174
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 ΝΕΩ
Edition κοινὸν Μακεδόνων βʹ νεω(κόρων)
Translation Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design Olympias as Hygieia seated left, feeding serpent from patera, resting on throne
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 12.69 g
Axis 12
Reference AMNG 635–6
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 3: same obv. die as 152/5, 175/1, 4.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18272476, Prokesch-Osten AMNG 636.1
2 2     Milan: Brera AMNG 635.1 = cast in BBAW
3 3     ✸ Lanz 166, 11 June 2018, lot 29