RPC VII.2, 179

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 179
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 ΝΕ(ΩΚΟ)
Reverse design agonistic table seen in perspective from left, holding two agonistic crowns with palm; below, amphora
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Axis 12
Reference AMNG 689
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18272499, 1919/1317
2 2     Belgrade AMNG 689.1 = cast in BBAW
3 3     AMNG 689.2 (Istanbul, Russian Archaeological Institute) = cast in BBAW
4 4     Rosenberg 72, 1932, lot 342 = cast in BBAW
5 5     ✸ Savoca EA 39 Silver, 22 Dec. 2019, lot 131 = Münzzentrum Rheinland 189, 11 Sept. 2019, lot 217 = Hirsch 357, 18 June 2020, lot 140