RPC VII.2, 80

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 80
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Beroea
Reign Gordian III
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Obverse design head of Alexander the Great, right, wearing lion skin; below, star
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩ ΒΕΡΟΙΕ
Reverse design Olympias as Hygieia seated left, with patera feeding serpent rising from cista, resting on throne
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Axis 1
Reference AMNG 861
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same obv. die as 81/1–3.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 567 AMNG 861.2
2 2     Florence AMNG 861.1 = cast in BBAW
3 3     St Florian AMNG 861.3 = cast in BBAW
4 4     ✸ Nomos Obolos WA 10, 30 June 2018, lot 277