RPC VII.2, 239

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 239
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 ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩ
Edition Κοινὸν Μακεδόνων δὶς νεω(κόρων)
Translation the Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design Olympias as Hygieia seated left, feeding serpent from patera, resting on throne
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 12.29 g
Reference AMNG 721a
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 2–3: same pair of dies. 1–4: same obv. die as 219/3–4, 227/1, 253/2. 2–3: same rev. die as 308/1. 4: same rev. die as 308/2.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     AMNG 721a.1 (Rollin et Feuardent) = cast in BBAW
2 2     ✸ Pecunem Gitbud & Naumann 36, 4 Oct. 2015, lot 326
3 3     Solidus EA 9, 8 Oct. 2016, lot 311
4 4     Triton XX, The Boukephalas coll., 10 Jan. 2017, lot 447.20 = vAuctions 212, 18 Sept. 2008, lot 45