RPC VII.2, 189

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 189
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 ΝΕΩΚΟ
Reverse design Alexander the Great standing right, placing bridle on Bucephalus rearing; between, star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 1, 4, 6, 12
Reference AMNG 637–8
Specimens 9 (5 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18272478, Prokesch-Osten AMNG 637.1 = ZfN 25 (1906), pl. II, 27
2 2     B: 18272480, Fox AMNG 638.1 = ZfN 25 (1906), pl. II, 30
3 3     C: Leake AMNG 638.3
4 4     Mu AMNG 638.4
5 5     ✸ V: GR 10685 AMNG 638.5
6 6     A: 1906-7 KZ
7 7     AMNG 638.2 (Glimenopulos coll.) = cast in BBAW
8 8     M&M GmbH 15, 21 Oct. 2004, lot 238
9 9     Münzzentrum Rheinland 179, 11 Jan. 2017, lot 187