RPC VI, 274 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 274 (temporary)
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Severus Alexander
Issue 2 neocoria — Type A hanging hair
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Edition Ἀλεξάνδρου
Translation of Alexander
Obverse design diademed head of Alexander the Great, right, with hanging hair
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕ
Edition κοινὸν Μακεδόνων βʹ νε(ωκόρων)
Translation Koinon of the Macedonians, twice neocorate
Reverse design agonistic table seen in perspective from right, holding small purse between two agonistic crowns with palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 12.17 g
Axis 2, 6
Reference AMNG 508
Specimens 6 (3 in the core collections)
Note A similar type was issued during the time of Gordian III, see AMNG 597.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1958,0304.68 AMNG 508.2 (Warren)
2 2     Mu AMNG 508.1
3 3     NY: 1944.100.14325
4 4     Münzzentrum Rheinland 167, 4 Sept. 2013, lot 192 = Hirsch 287, 7 Feb. 2013, lot 1858
5 5     Savoca 80 Blue, 27 June 2020, lot 615
6 6     CGT coll.