RPC VII.2, 208

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 208
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Gordian III
Issue Type B: Alexander with flowing hair (and wreath)
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Obverse design diademed head of Alexander the Great, right, with flowing hair; below, wreath
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚΟΡ
Reverse design Alexander the Great riding Bucephalus advancing right, holding couched spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Axis 2, 6, 12
Reference AMNG 655
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     AMNG 655.2 (Vigano) = cast in BBAW
2 2     CGT coll.
3 3     ✸ Roma Numismatics EA 66, 9 Jan. 2020, lot 338 = Roma Numismatics EA 46, 5 June 2018, lot 123
4 4     CGT coll. = Savoca 22nd Blue, 28 July 2019, lot 887