RPC VII.2, 225

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 225
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Gordian III
Issue Type D: Head of Alexander with lion skin
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Edition Ἀλεξάνδρου Ἀλεξάνδρου
Translation of Alexander
Obverse design head of Alexander the Great, right, wearing lion skin
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩ(ΚΟ)
Edition Κοινὸν Μακεδόνων βʹ νεωκόρων Κοινὸν Μακεδόνων βʹ νεωκό(ρων)
Translation Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design Athena seated left, holding Nike; beside throne, shield
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 13.58 g
Axis 6
Reference AMNG 718
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 3: same obv. die as 245/1. 2: same rev. die as 164/6.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     AMNG 718.1 (Rollin et Feuardent) = cast in BBAW
2 2     CGT coll. = Naville Numismatics 20, 7 Feb. 2016, lot 133
3 3     ✸ Savoca EA 38 Silver, 2 Nov. 2019, lot 167 = Savoca 16, 25 June 2017, lot 321 = Münzzentrum Rheinland 176, 11 May 2016, lot 277
4 4     B. Michaux coll. = Biga Numismatics 28, 2 Mar. 2024, lot 900