RPC VI, 280 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 280 (temporary)
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Severus Alexander
Issue 2 neocoria — Type A hanging hair
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Edition Ἀλεξάνδρου 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 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 27 mm
Average weight 11.76 g
Axis 5
Reference AMNG 504
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Note A similar type has been issued under Gordian III, see AMNG 575a–6.
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     V: GR 37586
2 2     A: 1565β AMNG 504.1 = ZfN 25 (1906), pl. I, 6, rev.
3 3     ✸ Knechtel = cast in BBAW