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VII.2, 98
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Coin type
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Volume
VII.2
Number
98
Province
Macedonia
Region
Macedonia
City
Koinon of Macedonia
Reign
Gordian III
Issue
Type A: Alexander with hanging hair
Obverse inscription
ΑΛƐΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Obverse design
diademed head of Alexander the Great, r., with hanging hair
Reverse inscription
ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚƐΔΟΝΩΝ Β Ν(Ɛ)(Ω)
Reverse design
Alexander the Great riding Bucephalus galloping r., holding couched spear
Metal
Æ
Average diameter
27 mm
Average weight
12.40 g
Axis
7, 12
Reference
AMNG 566–71
Specimens
7
Die-links
1: same obv. die as 93/2, 109/7. 3: same obv. die as 111/19, 124/2–3, 5, 7–8. 7: same obv. die as 111/7.
Note
On the rev., sometimes,
NE
in ligature. See AMNG 497–503 for a similar type issued under Severus Alexander.
Specimens of this coin type
Number
Obverse
Reverse
Museum
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Diameter
Weight
Axis
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1
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L: 1866.1201,3987
BMC 121 = AMNG 568.1
26.6
12.98
7
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2
Cop
SNG 1355
11.29
12
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3
Cop
SNG 1356 = AMNG 569.1
26.9
13.90
12
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4
Modena
AMNG 570.1 = cast in BBAW
27.1
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5
AMNG 566a (Rollin et Feuardent) = obv. cast in BBAW
26.5
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6
CGT coll.
26
11.48
12
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7
Kölner Münzkabinett EA 4, 1 Jan. 2018, lot 92 = Kölner Münzkabinett 106, 11 Mar. 2017, lot 221
26.1
12.34
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