RPC VII.2, 215

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 215
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Gordian III
Issue Type D: Head of Alexander with lion skin
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Alexander
Obverse design head of Alexander the Great, right, wearing lion skin
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕ
Edition κοινὸν Μακεδόνων βʹ νε(ωκόρων)
Translation Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design Alexander the Great riding Bucephalus galloping left, holding spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 11.68 g
Axis 12
Reference AMNG 728
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die as 218/1, 240/4, 241/2.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 169 AMNG 728.1
2 2     ✸ Parma AMNG 728.2 = cast in BBAW
3 3     Aphrodite Art Coins 9, 25–26 Mar. 2023, lot 435
4 4     B. Michaux coll. = Priapus 3, 19 May 2024, lot 322