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
Edition Ἀλεξάνδρου
Translation of Alexander
Obverse design helmeted head of Alexander the Great, right; griffin on helmet
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟ
Edition Κοινὸν Μακεδόνων δὶς νεωκό(ρων)
Translation the Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design Nike in biga galloping right, holding whip
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 13.88 g
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