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
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 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