RPC VII.2, 277

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 277
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Gordian III
Issue Type E: Alexander with helmeted head
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Obverse design helmeted head of Alexander the Great, right; griffin on helmet
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩ
Reverse design Alexander the Great riding Bucephalus galloping right, hurling spear; below, serpent
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Axis 12
Reference AMNG 768
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same obv. die as 277A/1, 280/4, 281/4, 284/1–2, 286/1, 288/1, 6–7, 9, 12, 18, 20, 292/3, 293/1–8.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18272543, Löbb. AMNG 768.1
2 2     AMNG 768.2 (Philipsen) = cast in BBAW
3 3     CGT coll.
4 4     ✸ Nomos obolos 13, 2 July 2019, lot 498