RPC VII.2, 295

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 295
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 Β ΝΕΩΚΟΡ, ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑ
Edition Κοινὸν Μακεδόνων βʹ νεωκόρ(ων) Ὀλύμπια
Translation Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate, Olympia
Reverse design two temples facing each other, seen from a three-quarter view
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 11.47 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference AMNG 797
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Mu AMNG 797.1
2 2     CGT coll.