RPC VII.2, 240

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 240
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Gordian III
Issue Type D: Head of Alexander with lion skin
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Alexander
Obverse design head of Alexander the Great, right, wearing lion skin
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕ
Edition κοινὸν Μακεδόνων βʹ νε(ωκόρων)
Translation Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design agonistic table seen in perspective from right, holding small purse between two agonistic crowns with palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 13.01 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference AMNG 751
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 4: same obv. die as 215/1–2, 218/1, 241/2.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Mu
2 2     Florence AMNG 751.1 = cast in BBAW
3 3     V-Me AMNG 751.2 = cast in BBAW
4 4     ✸ CNG EA 183, 5 Mar. 2008, lot 119
5 5     Münzzentrum Rheinland 189, 11 Sept. 2019, lot 218