RPC VII.2, 108

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 108
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Gordian III
Issue Type A: Alexander with hanging hair
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Edition Ἀλεξάνδρου Ἀλεξάνδρου
Translation of Alexander
Obverse design diademed head of Alexander the Great, right, with hanging hair
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕ
Edition κοινὸν Μακεδόνων βʹ νεωκόρων κοινὸν Μακεδόνων βʹ νε(ωκόρων)
Translation Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design Alexander the Great standing facing, head right, holding spear and parazonium
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 11.30 g
Axis 12
Reference AMNG —
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 3: same obv. die as 106/1, 3, 111/3, 8, 119/1–4, 135/3, 6, 10.
Note See AMNG 802 (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/72143) for a 'three-quarter' denomination with the same description.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 195
2 2     A: 1897-98 1ς
3 3     ✸ Naumann 57, 3 Sept. 2017, lot 381 = Savoca 14, 23 Apr. 2017, lot 309