RPC VII.2, 186

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 186
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Gordian III
Issue Type B: Alexander with flowing hair (and serpent)
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Obverse design diademed head of Alexander the Great, right, with flowing hair; below, serpent
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Reverse design Alexander the Great riding Bucephalus galloping right, holding couched spear; below, dog
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 3, 8
Reference AMNG —
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 2–3: same obv. die as 198/1–3. 1, 3: same rev. die as 139/1–2.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1958,0304.6 19133
2 2     ✸ C: 3189-2007, Mossop
3 3     Private coll.