RPC VII.2, 292

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 292
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Gordian III
Issue Type E: Alexander with helmeted head
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Edition Ἀλεξάνδρου Ἀλεξάνδρου
Translation of Alexander
Obverse design helmeted head of Alexander the Great, right; griffin on helmet
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡ(ΩΝ), Β
Edition κοινὸν Μακεδόνων νεωκόρων βʹ κοινὸν Μακεδόνων νεωκόρων βʹ
Translation Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design agonistic table seen in perspective from right, holding two agonistic crowns with palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 12.82 g
Reference AMNG 790
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same obv. die as 291/2, 4. 3: same obv. die as 277/1–4, 277A/1, 280/4, 281/4, 284/1–2, 286/1, 288/1, 6–7, 9, 12, 18, 20, 293/1–8.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     AMNG 790.1 (Solon) = cast in BBAW
2 2     Gorny & Mosch 204, 5 Mar. 2012, lot 1722
3 3     ✸ Naville Numismatics 16, 12 July 2015, lot 115