RPC VI, 411 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 411 (temporary)
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue One neocoria — emperor
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ Α ϹΕ ΑΛΕΖΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander (youthful), right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ ΝΕΩ
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
Reference AMNG 308
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Mu: 76 AMNG 308.2 = ZfN 24 (1904), pl. VI, 12, obv.
2 2     A AMNG 308.1 = ZfN 24 (1904), pl. VII, 33
3 3     ✸ G. Hirsch 287, 7 Feb. 2013, lot 2396