RPC VII.2, 320

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 320
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Gordian III
Issue Type H: Alexander with cuirassed bust
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Obverse design diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Alexander the Great with hanging hair, right, seen from front, left arm of cuirass raised
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Reverse design two temples seen from front, each with four columns; above, two agonistic crowns with palm; below, star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Axis 2, 8
Reference AMNG 704
Specimens 4 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2, 4: same obv. die as 315/2.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1933,0908.1
2 2     P: 284 AMNG 704.2
3 3     B: 18272512, 1905/1523 AMNG 704.1
4 4     Pecunem Gitbud & Naumann 18, 1 June 2014, lot 393 = Hirsch 289, 2 May 2013, lot 273