RPC VII.2, 303

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 303
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
Translation of Alexander
Obverse design helmeted head of Alexander the Great, right; griffin on helmet; below, star
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚΟΡ
Edition κοινὸν Μακεδόνων βʹ νεωκόρ(ων)
Translation Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design agonistic table seen in perspective from right, holding two agonistic crowns with palm on top; star above
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 11.29 g
Axis 6
Reference AMNG 793
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 297/1, 301/1–3, 302/1, 304/1, 305/2–3, 8, 10, 328/1–2. 1: same rev. die as 269/5.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Mu AMNG 793.2
2 2     Bologna-U AMNG 793.1 = cast in BBAW
3 3     B. Michaux coll. = Aphrodite auction 24, 23 June 2024, lot 184