RPC VII.2, 277A

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 277A
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Gordian III
Issue Type E: Alexander with helmeted head
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Obverse design helmeted head of Alexander the Great, right; griffin on helmet
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩ
Reverse design Alexander the Great riding Bucephalus galloping right, hurling spear; below, lion
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Axis 6
Reference AMNG —
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 277/1–4, 280/4, 281/4, 284/1–2, 286/1, 288/1, 6–7, 9, 12, 18, 20, 292/3, 293/1–8. 1: same rev. die as 148/1.
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Roma Numismatics EA 96, 5 May 2022, lot 273 = Roma EA 109, 11 May 2023, lot 310