RPC VI, 296 (temporary)

 

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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
Edition Ἀλεξάνδρου
Translation of Alexander
Obverse design head of Alexander the Great, right, wearing lion skin
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, holding couched spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 13.03 g
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