RPC VII.2, 209

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 209
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Gordian III
Issue Type B: Alexander with flowing hair (and wreath)
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Edition Ἀλεξάνδρου Ἀλεξάνδρου
Translation of Alexander
Obverse design diademed head of Alexander the Great, right, with flowing hair; below, wreath
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚΟΡ, ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑ
Edition Κοινὸν Μακεδόνων βʹ νεωκόρων Ὀλύμπια Κοινὸν Μακεδόνων βʹ νεωκόρ(ων) Ὀλύμπια
Translation Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate, Olympia
Reverse design Alexander the Great riding Bucephalus galloping right, hurling spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 10.92 g
Reference AMNG —
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Münzzentrum Rheinland 168, 27 Dec. 2013, lot 262 = Hirsch 284, 26 Sept. 2012, lot 2324 = Hirsch 279–80, 8 Feb. 2012, lot 4232