RPC VII.2, 275

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 275
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Gordian III
Issue Type E: Alexander with helmeted head
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Edition Ἀλεξάνδρου
Translation of Alexander
Obverse design helmeted head of Alexander the Great, right; on helmet, horseman spearing fallen captive
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕ
Edition κοινὸν Μακεδόνων βʹ νε(ωκόρων)
Translation Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design Alexander the Great riding Bucephalus galloping right, raising hand
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 14.33 g
Axis 12
Reference AMNG 778
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same obv. die as 278/1–4, 294/1–3.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: 18201931, I-B AMNG 778.1, pl. IV.15, obv.
2 2     CGT coll.