RPC VII.2, 312

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 312
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Gordian III
Issue Type H: Alexander with cuirassed bust
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Edition Ἀλεξάνδρου
Translation of Alexander
Obverse design diademed and cuirassed bust of Alexander the Great with hanging hair, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕ
Edition κοινὸν Μακεδόνων βʹ νε(ωκόρων)
Translation Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design Alexander the Great riding Bucephalus galloping right, hurling spear at fallen enemy on the ground, a shield at his feet
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 12.43 g
Axis 7
Reference AMNG 705
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same obv. die as 311/1, 317/1–5, 321/1.

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Odessa AMNG 705.1 = cast in BBAW
2 2     Leu EA 17, 14 Aug. 2021, lot 1605
3 3     Nomos obolos 4, 21 Feb. 2016, lot 137
4 4     ✸ Pecunem Gitbud & Naumann 21, 7 Sept. 2014, lot 371