RPC VII.2, 198

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 198
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 Β ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Ρ (sic) ΝΕΩΚΟ
Reverse design two temples seen from front, each with six columns; above each temple, agonistic crown with palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Axis 7
Reference AMNG 677 corr.
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies. 1–3: same obv. die as 186/2–3. 1–3: same rev. die as 305A/1.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Bologna AMNG 677.1 = cast in BBAW
2 2     ✸ CNG EA 387, 30 Nov. 2016, lot 276 = T. Cederlind 165, 1 Aug. 2012, lot 54 = Gorny & Mosch 204, 5 Mar. 2012, lot 1723
3 3     Helios 5, 25 June 2010, lot 88