RPC VIII, 131

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VIII
Number 131
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Beroea
Reign Philip I
Issue Without date
Dating c. AD 246
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Edition Ἀλεξάνδρου Ἀλεξάνδρου
Translation of Alexander
Obverse design helmeted head of Alexander the Great, right; griffin on helmet
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙ(Ν) ΜΑΚ(ΕΔΟ) Β ΝΕ(Ω) ΕΝ ΒΕΡΟΙΑ
Edition κοινὸν Μακεδόνων βʹ νεωκόρου ἐν Βεροίᾳ κοιν(ὸν) Μακεδό(νων) βʹ νεω(κόρου) ἐν Βεροίᾳ
Translation koinon of Macedonians, twice neocorate in Beroea
Reverse design two agonistic crowns, each with one palm branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 10.36 g
Axis 12
Reference AMNG —
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same obv. die as 132/1, 133/1–2, 138/1, 183/1 (Koinon of Macedonia), 186/1 (Koinon of Macedonia).
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     F. Kovacs coll.
2 2     ✸ Nomos 20, 10 July 2020, lot 358
3 3     Numisfitz 4, 8 June 2024, lot 674