RPC VII.2, 298

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 298
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Gordian III
Issue Type E: Alexander with helmeted head (and star)
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Edition Ἀλεξάνδρου
Translation of Alexander
Obverse design helmeted head of Alexander the Great, right; griffin on helmet; below, star
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩ
Edition κοινὸν Μακεδόνων βʹ νεω(κόρων)
Translation Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design Alexander the Great riding Bucephalus galloping right, holding couched spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Reference AMNG 772
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same rev. die as 152/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Basel AMNG 772.1 = cast in BBAW