RPC VI, 279 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 279 (temporary)
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Severus Alexander
Issue 2 neocoria — Type A hanging hair
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation 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 Alexander the Great riding Bucephalus galloping right, his mantle floating behind him, raising hand
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 12.87 g
Reference AMNG 505
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note The obv. die is identical to an obv. used under Elagabalus.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Turin AMNG 505 = ZfN 25 (1906), pl. I, 14