RPC VII.2, 229

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 229
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
Reverse design Athena seated left, feeding serpent (entwisted to olive tree) from patera, resting on throne
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Axis 12
Reference AMNG 719
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 4: same obv. die as 220/1, 237/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18272517, Prokesch-Osten AMNG 719.1
2 2     AMNG 719.2 (Venedig) = cast in BBAW
3 3     AMNG 719.3 (Vigano) = cast in BBAW
4 4     ✸ CNG EA 339, 19 Nov. 2014, lot 245