RPC VII.2, 197

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 197
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 ΝΕΩΚΟΡ
Reverse design two temples facing each other, seen from a three-quarter view; below each temple, agonistic crown with palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Axis 12
Reference AMNG 678
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: 18272497
2 2     AMNG 678.1 (ex Löbbecke, formerly in B) = cast in BBAW
3 3     CGT coll. = Naville Numismatics 44, 4 Nov. 2018, lot 105
4 4     Gorny & Mosch 203, 5 Mar. 2012, lot 273