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RPC
VII.2, 328
Image of specimen #2
Coin type
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/7.2/328
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Volume
VII.2
Number
328
Province
Macedonia
Region
Macedonia
City
Koinon of Macedonia
Reign
Gordian III
Issue
Type E: Alexander with helmeted head (and star)
Obverse inscription
ΑΛ
Ε
ΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Edition
Ἀλεξάνδρου
Translation
of Alexander
Obverse design
helmeted head of Alexander the Great, right; griffin on helmet; below, star
Reverse inscription
ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚ
Ε
ΔΟΝΩΝ Β Ν
Ε
ΩΚΟΡ
Edition
κοινὸν Μακεδόνων βʹ νεωκόρ(ων)
Translation
Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design
two temples facing each other, seen from a three-quarter view; above each temple, agonistic crown with palm, star between them; below, serpent
Metal
copper-based alloy
Average diameter
25 mm
Average weight
10.24 g
Axis
7
Reference
AMNG —
Specimens
2 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links
1–2: same obv. die as 297/1, 301/1–3, 302/1, 303/1, 304/1, 305/2–3, 8, 10.
Note
In the printed version of
RPC
VII.2, this type was given to the group of the 'smaller denominations' based on the low weight (7.36 g) of the sole coin known at the time.
Correction
Corrected coin-type (post publication)
Specimens of this coin type
#
Specimen
Obverse
Reverse
Museum
Bibliography
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Note
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1
1
Naumann 73, 6 Jan. 2019, lot 284
24.4
7.36
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2
2
✸
F. Kovacs coll.
26
13.11
7
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