RPC VI, 279 (temporary)

 

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