RPC VII.2, 81

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 81
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 ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟ, ΒΕΡΟΙΕΩ
Edition κοινὸν Μακεδόνων δὶς νεωκό(ρων) Βεροιέω(ν)
Translation Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate, of the Beroeans
Reverse design two temples with four columns, facing each other, seen from a three-quarter view
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 12.93 g
Axis 1, 8
Reference AMNG 863
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same obv. die as 80/1–4.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1913,0621.12
2 2     A Svoronos, JIAN 7 (1904), p. 357, no. 61 and pl. XI, 14 = AMNG 863.1 = Gaebler, Beroia, pl. III, 5
3 3     CNG EA 458, 18 Dec. 2019, lot 223