RPC VII.2, 206

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 206
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Gordian III
Issue Type B: Alexander with flowing hair (and star)
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Edition Ἀλεξάνδρου
Translation of Alexander
Obverse design diademed head of Alexander the Great, right, with flowing hair; below, star
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟ, Β
Edition κοινόν Μακεδόνων νεωκό(ων) β'
Translation the Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design two temples facing each other, seen from a three-quarter view
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 11.51 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference AMNG 685b
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same obv. die as 199/1, 199A/1–2, 204/1–3, 205/1–2.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1940,1001.23
2 2     Cop SNG 1370 = AMNG 685b.1
3 3     CNG EA 254, 20 Apr. 2011, lot 183
4 4     A. Laud coll.
5 5     Numisfitz 1, 26 Mar. 2023, lot 446