RPC VII.2, 328

 

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Coin type
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 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 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)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Naumann 73, 6 Jan. 2019, lot 284
2 2     ✸ F. Kovacs coll.