RPC VII.2, 181

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 181
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 ΝΕ(ΩΚΟΡΩΝ)
Edition κοινὸν Μακεδόνων β' νεωκόρων
Translation Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design two temples seen from front, each with five columns
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 12.02 g
Axis 1, 8
Reference AMNG 683a
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die as 162/8. 1: same rev. die as 319/1–4.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1920.1111.7 AMNG 683a.1
2 2     CNG EA 259, 6 July 2011, lot 235