RPC VI, 297 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 297 (temporary)
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Severus Alexander
Issue 2 neocoria — Type D lion skin
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Edition Ἀλεξάνδρου 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 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 10.36 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference AMNG 523
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
Note A similar type has been issued under Gordian III, see AMNG 737-8, though the legs of the horse are bent, not straight.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18272407, Löbb. AMNG 523.2
2 2     V: GR 10687 AMNG 523.3 = ZfN 25 (1906), pl. I, 3, rev.
3 3     Rome AMNG 523.3 = cast in BBAW
4 4     ✸ Nomos obolos 11, 8 Dec. 2018, lot 405