RPC VII.2, 175

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 175
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 ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩ
Edition Κοινὸν Μακεδόνων δὶς νεω(κόρων)
Translation the Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design Olympias as Hygieia seated left, feeding serpent from patera, resting on throne
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 11.27 g
Axis 5, 6
Reference AMNG 634
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 4: same obv. die as 152/5, 174/3.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     V: GR 10713 AMNG 634.2
2 2     AMNG 634.1 (Dimo) = cast in BBAW
3 3     AMNG 634.3 (Hirsch 1905) = cast in BBAW
4 4     ✸ Roma Numismatics EA 67, 6 Feb. 2020, lot 258