RPC VII.2, 259

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 259
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
Edition Ἀλεξάνδρου
Translation of Alexander
Obverse design head of Alexander the Great, right, wearing lion skin; below, star
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Edition Κοινὸν Μακεδόνων δὶς νεωκόρων
Translation the Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design Olympias as Hygieia seated left, feeding serpent from patera rising from cista, resting on throne
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 11.80 g
Reference AMNG —
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     A: 1906
2 2     ✸ Gorny & Mosch 232, 5 Oct. 2015, lot 326