RPC VII.2, 183

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 183
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Gordian III
Issue Type B: Alexander with flowing hair
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Edition Ἀλεξάνδρου
Translation of Alexander
Obverse design diademed head of Alexander the Great, right, with flowing hair
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Edition κοινὸν Μακεδόνων β' νεωκόρων
Translation Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design two temples facing each other, seen from a three-quarter view; in top field, agonistic crown with palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 11.95 g
Axis 12
Reference AMNG 679–80
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 189 AMNG 679.1
2 2     Turin-RA AMNG 680.1
3 3     CNG 55, 13 Sept. 2000, lot 922
4 4     CNG EA 144, 26 July 2006, lot 184
5 5     ✸ Hirsch 352, 25 Sept. 2019, lot 2207 = Lanz 102, 28 May 2001, lot 170