RPC VII.2, 269

 

Image of specimen #9

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 269
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Gordian III
Issue Type J: Bust of Alexander with lion skin
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Edition Ἀλεξάνδρου
Translation of Alexander
Obverse design bust of Alexander the Great, right, wearing lion skin, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚ(Ο)Ρ(ΩΝ)
Edition κοινὸν Μακεδόνων β' νεωκόρων
Translation Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design agonistic table seen in perspective from right, holding two agonistic crowns with palm; above, star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 11.32 g
Axis 1, 6, 10, 12
Reference AMNG 762b, 763
Specimens 10 (4 in the core collections)
Die-links 5: same rev. die as 303/1.
Note On the obv., sometimes, no ligature.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 265 AMNG 763.1
2 2     Mu AMNG 762b.1 (Weber Hamburg)
3 3     NY: 1944.100.14349
4 4     O: New College
5 5     A: 1898-1899 A'5
6 6     CGT coll.
7 7     CGT coll. = Naville Numismatics 33, 16 July 2017, lot 114
8 8     Nomos 32, 8 June 2024, lot 298 = Gorny & Mosch 126, 14 Oct. 2003, lot 1754
9 9     ✸ Gorny & Mosch 216, 15 Oct. 2013, lot 2702
10 10     VAuctions 259, 10 Feb. 2011, lot 29