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
Obverse design helmeted head of Alexander the Great, right; griffin on helmet
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩ(Ν)
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
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

Number Number 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