RPC VI, 296 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 296 (temporary)
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Severus Alexander
Issue 2 neocoria — Type D lion skin
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Obverse design head of Alexander the Great, right, wearing lion skin
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕ
Reverse design Alexander the Great riding Bucephalus galloping right, his mantle floating behind him, holding couched spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Axis 7
Reference AMNG 522
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Note For a similar type issued under Gordian III, see AMNG 733-4.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18272406, Löbb. AMNG 522.1
2 2     ✸ CNG EA 259, 6 July 2011, lot 234
3 3     Helios 7, 12 Dec. 2011, lot 45