RPC VI, 376 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 376 (temporary)
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Severus Alexander
Issue One neocoria - Type E helmeted head
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Edition Ἀλεξάνδρου
Translation of Alexander
Obverse design helmeted head of Alexander the Great, right; griffin on helmet
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ ΝΕΩ
Edition Κοινόν Μακεδόνων νεω(κόρων)
Translation Koinon of the Macedonians, neocorate
Reverse design Alexander the Great riding Bucephalus galloping right, his mantle floating behind him
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 11.14 g
Axis 1, 5, 6, 11
Reference AMNG 443-43a
Specimens 9 (2 in the core collections)
Note Obverse legend either ΑΛƐΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ or ΑΛƐΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: EH,p245.21.Mac BMC 141 = AMNG 443.3
2 2     B: 18257160, a. B. AMNG 443.2
3 3     Amsterdam AMNG 443.1 = cast in BBAW
4 4     Agora Auctions Numismatic 32, 12 May 2015, lot 83
5 5     AMNG 443a.1 (Mordtmann) = cast in BBAW
6 6     AMNG 443a.2 (von Renner) = cast in BBAW
7 7     CGT coll.
8 8     Naville Numismatics 15, 7 June 2015, lot 124
9 9     Pecunem Gitbud & Naumann 15, 6 Apr. 2014, lot 396