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
Edition Ἀλεξάνδρου Ἀλεξάνδρου
Translation of Alexander
Obverse design diademed head of Alexander the Great, right, with flowing hair
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕ(ΩΚΟ)
Edition Κοινὸν Μακεδόνων βʹ νεωκόρων Κοινὸν Μακεδόνων βʹ νεωκό(ρων)
Translation Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
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
Average weight 10.50 g
Axis 12
Reference AMNG 689
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen 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