RPC VII.2, 246

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 246
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 ΝΕΩΚΟ
Edition Κοινὸν Μακεδόνων βʹ νεωκό(ρων)
Translation Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design agonistic table seen in perspective from left, holding two agonistic crowns with palm; below, amphora
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 11.20 g
Axis 7, 8
Reference AMNG —
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ CNG EA 219, 30 Sept. 2009, lot 336
2 2     Leu EA 25, 11 - 14 Mar. 2023, lot 1505