RPC VII.2, 237

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 237
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
Translation of Alexander
Obverse design head of Alexander the Great, right, wearing lion skin
Reverse inscription ΚΟΝΟΝ (sic) ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚΟ
Edition Κο<ι>νὸν Μακεδόνων βʹ νεωκό(ρων)
Translation Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design Nike in biga galloping right, holding whip
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 11.00 g
Axis 12
Reference AMNG —
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 220/1, 229/4.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     CGT coll.
2 2     JNFA 2, 1, Spring 1973, 'A collection of Macedonian bronzes', M3
3 3     ✸ Rauch 86, 12 May 2010, lot 338