RPC VII.2, 80

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 80
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Beroea
Reign Gordian III
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Edition Ἀλεξάνδρου
Translation of Alexander
Obverse design head of Alexander the Great, right, wearing lion skin; below, star
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩ ΒΕΡΟΙΕ
Edition κοι(νὸν) Μακεδόνων βʹ νεω(κόρων) Βεροιέ(ων)
Translation of the Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate, of the Beroeans
Reverse design Olympias as Hygieia seated left, with patera feeding serpent rising from cista, resting on throne
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 13.65 g
Axis 1
Reference AMNG 861
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same obv. die as 81/1–3.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 567 AMNG 861.2
2 2     Florence AMNG 861.1 = cast in BBAW
3 3     St Florian AMNG 861.3 = cast in BBAW
4 4     ✸ Nomos Obolos WA 10, 30 June 2018, lot 277