RPC VII.2, 242

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 242
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 Β ΝΕ
Edition κοινὸν Μακεδόνων βʹ νε(ωκόρων)
Translation Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design agonistic table seen in perspective from right, holding two agonistic crowns with palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Reference AMNG 756
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note For similar types issued under Severus Alexander, see AMNG 524-5.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ AMNG 756.1 ('Vigano') = cast in BBAW