RPC VII.2, 284

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 284
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Gordian III
Issue Type E: Alexander with helmeted head
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Edition Ἀλεξάνδρου
Translation of Alexander
Obverse design helmeted head of Alexander the Great, right; griffin on helmet
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ [Β ΝΕΩ]
Edition κοινὸν Μακεδόνων βʹ νεω(κόρων)
Translation Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design Athena seated left, holding patera; beside throne, shield
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 10.55 g
Axis 2
Reference AMNG 764a
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die as 277/1–4, 277A/1, 280/4, 281/4, 286/1, 288/1, 6–7, 9, 12, 18, 20, 292/3, 293/1–8.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Brussels AMNG 764a.1 = cast in BBAW
2 2     ✸ CNG EA 193, 6 Aug. 2008, lot 138