RPC VII.2, 291

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 291
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Gordian III
Issue Type E: Alexander with helmeted head
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Edition Ἀλεξάνδρου Ἀλεξάνδρου
Translation of Alexander
Obverse design helmeted head of Alexander the Great, right; griffin on helmet
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩ(Ν)
Edition κοινὸν Μακεδόνων β' νεωκόρων κοινὸν Μακεδόνων β' νεωκόρων
Translation Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design agonistic table seen in perspective from right, holding two agonistic crowns with palm on top; star above
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 12.73 g
Axis 6, 7, 12
Reference AMNG 791
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 2, 4: same obv. die as 292/1–2. 4: same rev. die as 177/4.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: 18272555 AMNG 791.1 (Mordtmann)
2 2     CGT coll.
3 3     CGT coll.
4 4     CNG EA 415, 28 Feb. 2018, lot 321 = CNG EA 183, 5 Mar. 2008, lot 118