RPC VII.2, 293

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 293
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 ΝΕΩΚ(Ο), Β
Edition κοινόν Μακεδόνων νεωκόων β' κοινόν Μακεδόνων νεωκό(ων) β'
Translation the Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design agonistic table seen in perspective from right, holding two agonistic crowns with palm; below, amphora
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 10.47 g
Axis 1, 2, 6, 8, 12
Reference AMNG 789
Specimens 10 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–8: same obv. die as 277/1–4, 277A/1, 280/4, 281/4, 284/1–2, 286/1, 288/1, 6–7, 9, 12, 18, 20, 292/3. 8: same rev. die as 180/2, 7.
Note On the rev., the B is sometimes retrograde.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 231 AMNG 789.3
2 2     A AMNG 789.1 = cast in BBAW
3 3     Modena AMNG 789.2 = cast in BBAW
4 4     CGT coll.
5 5     CNG EA 408, 25 Oct. 2017, lot 313
6 6     Gorny & Mosch 126, 14 Oct. 2003, lot 1755
7 7     Künker 89, 8 Mar. 2004, lot 2502
8 8     ✸ Nomos obolos 7, 9 July 2017, lot 432
9 9     Triton XX, 10 jan. 2017, The Boukephalas coll., lot 447.81
10 10     Numisfitz 1, 26 Mar. 2023, lot 450