RPC VII.2, 286

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 286
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 ΝΕ Β
Edition κοινὸν Μακεδόνων νε(ωκόρων) β'
Translation koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design Dionysus standing left, holding cantharus over panther and thyrsus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 10.72 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference AMNG 765
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 277/1–4, 277A/1, 280/4, 281/4, 284/1–2, 288/1, 6–7, 9, 12, 18, 20, 292/3, 293/1–8.
Feedback

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1958,0304.72
2 2     A: 1562b AMNG 765.1
3 3     Triton XX, 10 Jan. 2017, The Bukephalas coll., lot 447.15
4 4     Numisfitz 1, 26 Mar. 2023, lot 448