RPC VII.2, 292

 

Image of specimen #3

 

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
Obverse design helmeted head of Alexander the Great, right; griffin on helmet
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡ(ΩΝ), Β
Reverse design agonistic table seen in perspective from right, holding two agonistic crowns with palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
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.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number 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