RPC VII.2, 212

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 212
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 ΝΕΩ, ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑ
Edition κοινὸν Μακεδόνων βʹ νεωκόρων Ὀλύμπια κοινὸν Μακεδόνων βʹ νεω(κόρων) Ὀλύμπια
Translation Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate, Olympia
Reverse design agonistic table seen in perspective from left, holding two agonistic crowns with palm; star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 11.05 g
Axis 8, 9
Reference AMNG —
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Note Rev. legend given as ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚƐΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝƐΩΚΟΡ, ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑ in RPC VII.2, 212. 
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1944.100.14342
2 2     ✸ Nomos 32, 8 June 2024, lot 297
3 3     P. Landgraf coll. = Aphrodite Art Coins 25, 24 July 2024, lot 115