RPC VII.2, 298

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 298
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Gordian III
Issue Type E: Alexander with helmeted head (and star)
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Edition Ἀλεξάνδρου Ἀλεξάνδρου
Translation of Alexander
Obverse design helmeted head of Alexander the Great, right; griffin on helmet; below, star
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩ
Edition κοινὸν Μακεδόνων βʹ νεωκόρων κοινὸν Μακεδόνων βʹ νεω(κόρων)
Translation Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design Alexander the Great riding Bucephalus galloping right, holding couched spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Reference AMNG 772
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same rev. die as 152/1.

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Basel AMNG 772.1 = cast in BBAW