RPC VII.2, 319

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 319
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Gordian III
Issue Type H: Alexander with cuirassed bust
Obverse inscription ΑΛƐΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Obverse design diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Alexander the Great with hanging hair, r., seen from front, l. arm of cuirass raised
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚƐΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝƐΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Reverse design two temples seen from front, each with five columns
Metal Æ
Average diameter 27 mm
Reference AMNG 708
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same pair of dies. 1–4: same obv. die as 314/1, 318/1–3, 324/2, 327/1–2, 330/1–2. 1–4: same rev. die as 181/1.
Note The obv. die belongs to a smaller denomination of 24 mm, but the rev. die is larger.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     A: 1569 AMNG 708.1
2 2     Cop Th AMNG 708.1 = cast in BBAW
3 3     ✸ Savoca 19 Blue, 20 Apr. 2019, lot 644 = Savoca EA Silver 40, 26 Jan. 2020, lot 62
4 4     VAuctions 308, 26 June 2014, lot 90