RPC VII.2, 289

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 289
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 ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟ
Reverse design Nike in biga galloping right, holding whip
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Axis 1, 12
Reference AMNG 766
Specimens 4 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same rev. die as 172/1–3, 258/1.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1933,0908.6
2 2     Mu
3 3     ✸ V: GR 10716 AMNG 766.1
4 4     AMNG 766.2 (Hirsch 1905) = cast in BBAW