RPC VII.2, 257

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 257
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Gordian III
Issue Type D: Head of Alexander with lion skin (and star)
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Obverse design head of Alexander the Great, right, wearing lion skin; below, star
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕ
Reverse design Alexander the Great standing facing, head right, holding spear and parazonium
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 12
Reference AMNG 739
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: 18272528 AMNG 739.3 (Mordtmann)
2 2     Cop SNG 1374 = AMNG 739.2
3 3     Gotha AMNG 739.1 = cast in BBAW