RPC VI, 281 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 281 (temporary)
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Severus Alexander
Issue 2 neocoria — Type A hanging hair
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Obverse design diademed head of Alexander the Great, right, with hanging hair
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β Ν(ΕΟ)
Reverse design Alexander the Great standing facing, head left, holding parazonium and spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Axis 5, 6, 7, 11, 12
Reference AMNG 506
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)
Note AMNG 506 gives the reverse legend as ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚƐΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝƐΟ. For a similar type issued under Gordian III, see AMNG 579-82.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1911,0704.171
2 2     G SNG 734 = Hunter 15 = AMNG 506.1 = cast in BBAW
3 3     Alpha Bank: 9717
4 4     B. Michaux coll.
5 5     ✸ CNG EA 206, 11 Mar. 2009, lot 225
6 6     Roma Numismatics EA 4, 29 Nov. 2018, lot 216