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VII.2, 281
Image of specimen #1
Coin type
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/7.2/281
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Volume
VII.2
Number
281
Province
Macedonia
Region
Macedonia
City
Koinon of Macedonia
Reign
Gordian III
Issue
Type E: Alexander with helmeted head
Obverse inscription
ΑΛƐΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Obverse design
helmeted head of Alexander the Great, r.; griffin on helmet
Reverse inscription
ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚƐΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝƐΩ(ΚΟΡΩΝ)
Reverse design
Alexander the Great riding Bucephalus galloping r., raising hand; below, star
Metal
Æ
Average diameter
25 mm
Axis
6, 12
Reference
AMNG 773–4
Specimens
4 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links
4: same obv. die as 277/1–4, 277A/1, 280/4, 284/1–2, 286/1, 288/1, 6–7, 9, 12, 18, 20, 292/3, 293/1–8.
Note
For a similar type issued under Philip, see AMNG 826.
Specimens of this coin type
Number
Number
Obverse
Reverse
Museum
Bibliography
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Note
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1
1
✸
B: 18272544
AMNG 773.1
26
13.17
6
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2
2
B: 18272545, 1929/704
AMNG 774.1 (Brüning)
24
9.44
6
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3
3
NY: 1944.100.14353
24.7
11.12
12
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4
4
CGT coll.
25
11.28
6
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