RPC VII.2, 293

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 293
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 ΝΕΩΚ(Ο), Β
Edition κοινόν Μακεδόνων νεωκό(ων) β'
Translation the Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design agonistic table seen in perspective from right, holding two agonistic crowns with palm; below, amphora
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 10.47 g
Axis 1, 2, 6, 8, 12
Reference AMNG 789
Specimens 10 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–8: 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, 292/3. 8: same rev. die as 180/2, 7.
Note On the rev., the B is sometimes retrograde.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 231 AMNG 789.3
2 2     A AMNG 789.1 = cast in BBAW
3 3     Modena AMNG 789.2 = cast in BBAW
4 4     CGT coll.
5 5     CNG EA 408, 25 Oct. 2017, lot 313
6 6     Gorny & Mosch 126, 14 Oct. 2003, lot 1755
7 7     Künker 89, 8 Mar. 2004, lot 2502
8 8     ✸ Nomos obolos 7, 9 July 2017, lot 432
9 9     Triton XX, 10 jan. 2017, The Boukephalas coll., lot 447.81
10 10     Numisfitz 1, 26 Mar. 2023, lot 450