RPC VII.2, 228

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 228
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Gordian III
Issue Type D: Head of Alexander with lion skin
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Obverse design head of Alexander the Great, right, wearing lion skin
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩ(ΚΟΡΩ)
Reverse design Athena seated left, holding Nike and spear; beside throne, shield
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Axis 12
Reference AMNG 713–14
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ G SNG 750 = AMNG 714.1
2 2     N AMNG 714.2 = cast in BBAW